Submitted by: Dan Rich
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.