Donald Norman Klatt was born May 30, 1925 in Monroe, Michigan as the first child of Elsie and Otto Klatt.

On September 25, 1948 he married Margaret A Dempsey at Zion Lutheran Church in Monroe. They had no children.

He attended Monroe High School and worked as a truck driver for Atlas Trucking & Pfeifer Brewing in Monroe.

Suffering from cancer, Donald died at the age of 53 on July 6, 1978 in Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was buried at Zion Lutheran Church cemetery in Monroe.

Elsie (25) and her husband, Otto Klatt (30) were living at 916 Smith Street in Monroe, Michigan. Their children included Donald (4), Ervin (3) and Harold (<1). Otto was listed as a woodworker.
 
Elsie (45) and Otto (49) were living at 1020 Harrison Street in Monroe. Also living there were there children, Ervin (23), Harold (21), Kenneth, Sr. (18), Marilyn (13), Norma Jean (12), Robert (9), Linda (5) and Richard (2). Their son, Donald (24) and his wife, Margaret (19) were also in the house.