Lon Van Cleve

Lon Elmer Van Cleve was born to Paul and Geraldine Van Cleve. He married Cheryl on August 24, 1996.

Lon worked as a machinist at Freeport McMoRan. He built a shop at his home for doing machining for his work as well as others. He also worked on large ships and underwater jobs.

He loved spending time with family, and would take them out on the lake for swimming and fishing. He would spend as much time at his brother Dan and Debbie’s as he could. He also enjoyed quite a bit of rock climbing and working on his motorcycle.

Lon and Cheryl talked often about retirement, their “Golden Years”, and all the camping, fishing, traveling and new experiences that they were excited to share together.

Lon leaves behind his wife Cheryl, his children Lynn Buckles, J.D. (Angela) Waggoner, and Jerry Brooks, his brothers Dan (Debbie) Rose and Tim (Nancy) Van Cleeve; his sister Paula (Scott) Powell; grandchildren Matt (Kayli) Ehlbeck, Rae Rae Buckles, Nathaniel (Elyse) Waggoner, Timothy Waggoner, Jerilyn Waggoner, Gracie Waggoner, Matt Stemm, Hunter Brooks, and Juliet     Stanford; great grandchildren Jackson Ehlbeck, Gracie  Ehlbeck; his nieces Kayla (Nate) Van Cleve, Amy (Mike) Christiansen, Katie Van Cleve, Deanna (Richard) Armijo, Angel, Natalie, Emma, Patrick, Sean (Jessica), KJ, Jack (Kim) Wagner, Kristina (Aaron) Mikeworth, Kyra, Mir, Allison, and Alysa Palmer; nephews Scott Powell, Austin Powell, Tim (Martha) Van Cleve, Adam Van Cleve, Jake (Ericka) Wagner, Jacob, Garrett, Detcy, Duane Palmer, Clinton Palmer, Bill (Cindy) Wagner, Jayson (Megan) Wagner, Jaden, Madi, Calvin, and Evyn.