Growing up, he was active in Scouts and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan and his master’s degree from Western Michigan University. Before his career in sales, he taught drafting at Otsego High School from 1965 to 1975. He built a career in sales, traveling to every county in MI. He and his wife, Anne, raised three children and made their family home in Kalamazoo for 61 years.
A patient and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Arthur was active in his children’s sports and shared his creativity through woodworking, photography, and home projects. His interest in drafting and architecture helped inspire his sons’ careers.
Family, faith, church community, and loving his neighbors were important aspects of his life, as was his involvement with the Three Oaks Museum. Art and his family enjoyed traveling with a major emphasis on national parks. He and his daughter had just returned from Pearl Harbor on September 24, 2026.
Arthur is survived by his wife, Anne (Fox) Klute; children, Kristen (Klute) Day, Kevin and Katie (Casper) Klute, and James Klute and Katy Lagoni; and seven grandchildren, Tyler, Alexis, Collin, Ella, Tanner, Tristen, and Willow. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothea and Lawrence Klute; and his brother, Lawrence W. Klute.
A memorial service celebrating Arthur's life will be held at Westwood United Methodist Church, 538 Nichols Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49006, on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 1pm with a visitation one hour prior at 12 noon and a luncheon to follow.
Gifts could be made to Westwood United Methodist Church; Three Oaks Museum; Kalamazoo Nature Center.
To send a message of sympathy to the family, sign Arthur's online guest book, or to share a favorite memory, please visit: www.NeptuneSociety.com
