Adolf George Kjar

January 25, 1926 - August 23, 2008

George Kjar, 82 of West Bend died Saturday August 23 at the West Bend Care Center. Services will be held Tuesday, August 26, 10:30 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, West Bend with Rev. Thomas J. Hart officiating. Burial will follow at St. Michael's Cemetery, Whittemore with military graveside rite by the West Bend American Legion Post. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM Monday at the Harris Funeral Home in West Bend where a rosary will be recited at 5 PM and a parish vigil service held at 7:00 PM. Adolf George Kjar, the son of Andrew C. Kjar and Petra Nielsen was born January 25, 1926 in Celon, Minnesota. He received his education at the DMT near Rolfe and then in the Rodman School System. On April 19,1948 he was united in marriage with Rita Emma Salz at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Whittemore. The couple lived and farmed in the Rodman area until moving to West Bend in 1971. Survivors include his wife Rita of West Bend, a brother Chris(Marlene) Kjar of Spirit Lake, Iowa and sister Christa Kjar of West Bend, Ia. George was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the West Bend American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Axel, and two sisters, Anna and Karen.