Calvin C. Klein, 78, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Monday, October 27, 2003 at Grand Island Veterans Home after a long illness.
Services will be Thursday, October 30, 2003 ; 2:00 p.m. at Butler-Volland Chapel with Pastor Bill Forbes officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska.
Calvin C. Klein was born April 21, 1925 near Roseland, Nebraska to Peter and Lena (Reis) Klein. He graduated from Roseland High School, Roseland, Nebraska in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in the Pacific Theatre from 1943 to 1946. He attended Florida University, Miami, Florida and graduated from Hastings College in 1950. He was a school teacher and taught in Imperial, Nebraska and many years in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He retired due to poor health and has resided at the Grand Island Veterans Home since 1977. He belonged to the Teacher's Association, the V.F.W. and was a Boy Scout Leader for many years.
Calvin Klein was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Helen Rothfuss and Goldae Whiting and two brothers Glenn and Orville Klein.
Survivors include,
Sisters and brothers-in-law: Hazel & Henry Manske of Hastings, Nebraska;
Lyla & Ronald Schnase of Houston, Texas,
Sisters-in-law: Barbara Klein of Lakeview, Arkansas,
Marie Klein of Kenesaw, Nebraska
Numerous nieces and nephews and cousins
Memorial may be given to Family Choice
VISITATION:
Tues: Oct 28: 5 pm - 9pm
Wed; Oct 29; 9 am - 9pm
Thurs; Oct 30; 9 am until services at the LBV chapel