Dorette Jean Littlejohn Kleinkauf, 93, passed away May 1, 2018, in Lincoln.

Dorette Jean Hoehne was born on Nov. 3, 1924, in Lincoln to John Albert and Valda (Zink) Hoehne.

After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1942, she met William Charles Littlejohn II. They were married on March 12, 1944, in New York City, where he played professional baseball. The marriage dissolved in September 1956, and Dorette moved the family back to Nebraska.

In April 1957, she began working as the clerk for the district foreman at the Union Pacific Railroad Roundhouse in North Platte. Shortly after Dorette met Donald Elmer Kleinkauf, a locomotive engineer, they were married on Aug. 20, 1960, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Dorette was an active community steward, serving consecutive terms as Sioux Lookout chapter regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a governing member and treasurer of the Great Plains Regional Medical Center, an advisor to the North Platte Community College and a litany of positions with nonprofit organizations.

She is survived by her son, William “Chip” (Marcy) Littlejohn III of Scottsbluff; daughter, Loree (Victor) Kirilloff of Lincoln; and grandchildren, Taylor and Jessica Littlejohn and Victoria Kirilloff.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 3825 Wildbriar Lane, Lincoln. Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 7, at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St., which is in charge of arrangements.