Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Elizabeth O. Klein

Aug. 1, 1910 - July 10, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 8/14/2008
MISHAWAKA - Elizabeth O. Klein, 97, formerly of Mishawaka, died July 10th in the home of her son, Glen, in Lake Havasu City, AZ. She was born on August 1, 1910, in Osceola, IN, to the late David L. and Florence May (Peck) Zimmer. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. On March 2, 1927, in Foraker, IN, she married Herman Charles Klein, who also preceded her in death on May 4, 1996, in Elkhart. Elizabeth enjoyed knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting and reading. She played the piano for many years at the Tamarack Church in Mishawaka. She was a member of the St. Joseph Valley Hairdresser Association and The South Bend Business and Professional Women's Association. She moved from Mishawaka to Lake Havasu City in November 2007. Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie (Dalton) Rocha of Oak Lawn, IL; sons, Donald (Patt) Klein of N. Ft. Myers, FL, and David and Glen Klein, both of Lake Havasu City; eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

 

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Zimmerman-Inman Funeral Home, Osceola, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Logan School in South Bend; to Amway School in Chicago; or to Gateway to Learning, 4925 North Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60625.