Person Page - 1705

     Henry L. Kleen was born on 21 December 1918 at San Jose, Logan Co., IL. He was the son of George Kleen and Tena Goeken. Henry L. Kleen married Evelyn R. Ewers, daughter of Glenn Edward Ewers and Leola Crawford, on 4 August 1948. Henry L. Kleen died on 2 May 2014 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, at age 95

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

PEKIN - Henry Kleen, 95, of Pekin, formerly of Delavan, passed away at 2:10 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2014, at Timbercreek Rehab & Health Center in Pekin.

He was born Dec. 21, 1918, in San Jose to George and Tena Goeken Kleen. He married Evelyn Ewers on Aug. 4, 1948. She preceded him in death in April 1975.

Surviving are three children, Betty of Thibodaux, La., Karen of Peoria and Dennis of Peoria; great-niece, Patricia Parkhurst Dennis; great-great-nephew, Jason Wysocki; and several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and great-great-nephews by marriage.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Goldie Brinkman; a daughter, Viola Beaver; and niece Barbara Parkhurst.

He was employed at Corn Products in Pekin for over 40 years.

He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Pekin, and of the American Legion Post 382 of Delavan, where he enjoyed many years of cooking on Sunday breakfast teams and participating in holiday flag displays.

He was an avid gardener, growing vegetables until the age of 93.

He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army in the European theater.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing and, in recent years, riding a 3-wheel bicycle all around Pekin. He also loved to dance in his later years.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014, at Davis Mortuary in Delavan. Pastor Gary Ford of Grace United Methodist Church will officiate.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, also at Davis Mortuary.

Burial will be in Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

To express condolences online visit www.davismortuaryinc.com

Published in Peoria Journal Star on May 3, 2014.

     Viola Kay Kleen was born on 4 February 1956 at Delavan, Tazewell Co., IL. She was the daughter of Henry L. Kleen and Evelyn R. Ewers. Viola Kay Kleen died on 28 September 1984 at age 28. Cause of death: automobile-train accident, two miles south of South Pekin. She was buried in 1984 at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, Findagrave #198930399.

     Isaac Kleesz was also known as Isaac Glass.

     William Kleiber was born circa 1840 at Illinois.¹ He married Mary Pierce on 26 April 1866 at LaSalle Co., IL. William Kleiber died before June 1880 at LaSalle Co. (probably), IL.

     Alfred Viktor Oskar Klein was born on 17 September 1871 at Posilge, East Prussia, Poland (now). He married Johanna Henrietta Ostrowski. Alfred Viktor Oskar Klein died in 1955 at Binz / Rügen, Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

     Anna Klein was born in 1884. She married Abel A. Saum, son of Jacob Jefferson Saum and Isabella Thomas, no children. Anna Klein died in 1946.

     Anna Elisabetha Barbara Klein married Jacob Moll in 1773.

     Catharina Klein was born circa 1630 at Hilnhütten, Germany. She was the daughter of Martin Klein and Barbara Neuss. Catharina Klein married Jost Brombach, son of Hans Brumbach and Enchgen Almecher, before 1649 at Muesen, Nassau-Siegen (now in Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany. Catharina Klein was buried on 12 May 1704 at Muesen, Nassau-Siegen (now in Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany. She died on 12 May 1704 at Muesen, Nassau-Siegen (now in Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany.

     Note: "aus Vogelbach" per source chart. Christian Klein was born on 15 August 1780 at Vogelbach, Palatinate. He married Katharina Margarethe Munzinger, daughter of Johann Heinrich Munzinger and Susanna Katharina Weber, on 24 February 1809 at Vogelbach, Palatinate.

     Clarence A. Klein was born in 1887 at Kansas. He married Elsie Blanche Hart circa 1908. Clarence A. Klein died in 1933. He was buried in 1933 at Enid Cemetery, Enid, Garfield Co., OK, Findagrave #91927280.

     Dorothea Klein married Johann Daniel Karl Munzinger, son of Johann Adam Munzinger and Luise Margaretha Munzinger.
Note: Dorothea MUNZINGER, geb. KLEIN war von der Langweilers-Mühle bei Bischmisheim.

     Elizabeth Klein married Peter Hamsher, son of Bernhard Hamsher and Maria Catherina Kleppinger, on 17 January 1822. Elizabeth Klein died on 1 May 1845 at Decatur, Macon Co., IL.

     Ella A. Klein was born on 23 October 1880 at Kansas.¹ She married George William Spaulding, son of Aaron Hudson Spaulding and Caroline E. Copeland, circa 1904.¹ Ella A. Klein died on 7 July 1971 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, at age 90. She was buried in July 1971 at Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Glasco, Cloud Co., KS, Findagrave #69306312.

     Emma Klein married Nathan G. Lentz.¹

     Hermann Klein was born on 17 March 1906 at Dabern, East Prussia, Poland (now). He was the son of Alfred Viktor Oskar Klein and Johanna Henrietta Ostrowski. Hermann Klein married Maria Sophia Lorch, daughter of Friedrich Lorch and Sophie Antes, on 3 December 1938 at Sulzbach, Saarland, Germany. Occupation: Schreiner und Steinmetz. Hermann Klein died on 2 May 1979 at Quiershied, Saarland, Germany, at age 73.

     Johann Ludwig Klein lived at Gries, Palatinate. He married Maria Katharina Krick, daughter of Jakob Krick and Maria Elisabetha DeVald, in 1811.

     Karoline Klein was born on 24 September 1859 at Vogelbach, Palatinate, Germany. She married Theobald Munzinger, son of Johann Nikolaus Munzinger and Katharina Kramer, on 20 December 1884 at Vogelbach, Palatinate, Germany. Karoline Klein died on 14 January 1929 at Vogelbach, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany, at age 69.

     Lois Aileen Klein was born on 19 October 1919 at Enid, Garfield Co., OK. She was the daughter of Clarence A. Klein and Elsie Blanche Hart. Lois Aileen Klein married Lloyd Samuel Buchanan, son of Dr. Renery D. Buchanan and Alice Prudence DeVault. Lois Aileen Klein died on 25 October 1989 at Enid, Garfield Co., OK, at age 70.

     Margaret Klein was born on 10 May 1883 at Hungary.¹ She immigrated in 1903.¹ She married Frank Draskovich. Margaret Klein died on 29 April 1978 at Contra Costa Co., CA, at age 94. She was buried in May 1978 at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., CA, Findagrave #137800229.

     Maria Klein married Peter Munzinger, son of Johann Theobald Munzinger and Anna Elisabetha Stauch, after March 1799.

     Marie Klein was born on 19 July 1907 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH. She married Ralph Mark Clark. Marie Klein died on 23 January 1967 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 59. She was buried in January 1967 at Miami Cemetery, Corwin, Warren Co., OH, Findagrave #14212527.

     Martin Klein was born at Hilnhuetten, Nassau-Siegen (now in Nordrhein-Westfalen), Germany. He married Barbara Neuss, daughter of Johann Neuss, in 1618. Martin Klein died before 25 September 1659.

     Mary Klein was born on 29 May 1841 at Germany.¹ She married Henry Dasenbrock on 6 September 1860 at DuPage Co., IL.² Mary Klein died in 1913 at Warrenville, DuPage Co., IL.

     Mary Elizabeth Klein was born on 25 January 1864 at Jasper Co., IA, per 1900 census. Findagrave memorial shows 1866.¹ She married George W. Northrup on 7 March 1883 at Jasper Co., IA. Mary Elizabeth Klein and George W. Northrup were divorced before June 1900; ; not sure whether there was a legal divorce. George and Mary were living in separate locations as of the 1900 census. Mary Elizabeth Klein died on 22 December 1929 at Neligh, Antelope Co., NE, at age 65. She was buried in December 1929 at Bartlett Cemetery, Bartlett, Wheeler Co., NE, Findagrave #14017516.

     Mary Louise Klein was born on 7 February 1923 at Zenda, Kingman Co., KS; daughter of Leslie Divola and Lottie Mae (DeWeese) Klein. She married Fred Junior McConnell, son of Fred Nando McConnell and Anna Mary Garst, in June 1942 at Visalia, Tulare Co., CA. Mary Louise Klein died on 19 August 1993 at Redding, Shasta Co.CA, at age 70

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Mary Louise was daughter of Lottie Mae DeWeese and Leslie Divola Klein and sister of Anita Jane (Stover).

Mary Louise Klein married Fred 'Freddie' Junior McConnell June 1942, Visalia, CA. They had two children, daughter Kittie Lou (English) 1943 and Thomas Lance McConnell. Freddie and his brothers, Thomas L. and Edwin M., were pilots in WWII, known as the 'flying McConnells' and famed for their identical service careers in the Army Air Corps. In tribute to the brothers, a resolution was made May 11, 1954 to change the name of the Wichita (Kansas) Air Force Base to McConnell Air Force Base in their honor. Freddie flew 61 missions in his B-24 in the Pacific only to return home and die 21 Oct 1945 when his private plane struck a power line near Garden Plain, Kansas. Mary Louise was with him when the plane crashed but escaped injury.

Mary Louise married 1946 to Louis Napolean Stevens. They had one daughter, Nancy Drue Stevens (Miller) in 1947.

Mary Louise married 1955 Maurice Edward Wilson. Their children were Maura Dennice Wilson (Piparo) 1956 and Scott Lee Wilson 1959.

In 1961 Mary Louise married Harold Loyd Stearns. They had one son, William Robert Stearns 1962 before the marriage dissolved in 1980.

She was cremated in 1993 Findagrave #149177651.

     Nancy Magdelena Klein was born on 16 November 1859 at Jasper Co., IA.¹ She married William Lewis Day on 8 April 1875 at Jasper Co., IA. Nancy Magdelena Klein died on 27 July 1914 at Lost Springs, Converse Co., WY, at age 54

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Bill Barlow's Budget, Douglas, WY, Feb. 30, 1914

Died Very Suddenly

Mrs. Wm. L. Day died very suddenly Monday morning while being taken from her home, twelve miles from Lost Spring, to the train which was to bring her to Douglas for treatment in the hospital. She was apparently feeling able to make the trip when the journey started and was hopeful that an operation would bring relief. An auto was secured in Lost Spring and the body was brought to Douglas to be prepared and sent back to her old home in Petersburg, Neb., which she left about eighteen months ago.

Mrs. Day was about fifty-five years of age and leaves her husband, seven sons and two daughters to mourn her death. The sons are all homesteaders and are among the best citizens in the eastern part of the county.

She was buried in 1914 at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Petersburg, Boone Co., NE, Findagrave #13837161.

     Udo Klein was born on 15 July 1947 at Neuweiler, Saarland, Germany. He was the son of Hermann Klein and Maria Sophia Lorch. Udo Klein died on 26 December 1989 at Dudweiler, Saarland, Germany, at age 42.

     Charles Kleis was born on 14 October 1883 at Den Walporg, Denmark, WW II draft registration. Headstone shows 1884.¹ He married Alvina M. Ewald circa 1914 at Cook Co., IL.¹ Charles Kleis was naturalized on 12 June 1941 at Wheaton, DuPage Co., IL; and name change from Christian Winther Kleis to Charles Kleis. He died in 1955. He was buried in 1955 at Elm Lawn Cemetery Mausoleum and Crematorium, Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL, Findagrave #163586329.

     Charles F. Kleis Jr. was born on 1 December 1914 at New Jersey.¹ He was the son of Charles Kleis and Alvina M. Ewald.^2,1 Charles F. Kleis Jr. married Catherine Estora Keller, daughter of Jesse Ernest Keller and Minetta Louella Pippinger. Charles F. Kleis Jr. began military service on 17 January 1944 WW II service, enlisted, U.S. Army, discharged 5 DEC 1945. He died on 1 August 1982 at Cook Co., IL, at age 67.

     Christian Friedrich Klemm married Sophie Luise Körber, daughter of Christian Gottlieb Körber and Pauline Dorothee Körber.¹