Joseph Forest "Jack" Klein

1915 - 1988  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Forest "Jack" Klein  [1]
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	29 Mar 1915	Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Oct 1988	Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan   [1]
  Burial	2 Nov 1988	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle April 9, 1915 Page 4 Born to Mr. and Mrs. John KLEIN of Royal Oaks on Monday, March 29, a little son, Joseph Forrest. Cass City Chronicle Friday, May 4, 1945 Local Happenings, Page Four Jack Klein plans to open a flower shop in Bad Axe tomorrow. His sister, Miss Frances Klein, will be employed as manager. It will be known as Klein Flower Shop. The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 11, published September 6, 1948, reported that he was with the Flame Gas Co, in River Rouge and had purchased a home in that city. Cass City Chronicle Wednesday, November 9, 1988 Obituaries Page 8 Joseph Klein Joseph F. "Jack" Klein, 73, died Sunday, October 30, in the Evangelical Home of Port Huron. He was born Mar 29, 1915 in Royal Oak. He had been a resident of Port Huron since 1953 and was a former resident of Cass City. He married Mildred M. Schwegler February 9, 1942, in Bowling Green, Ohio. She died April 8, 1976. He owned and operated Klein's Bottle Gas Service until 1963. He is survived by two daughters, Mary P. KLEIN of Marysville and Mrs. Fern L. HYSLOP of St. Clair; four sons, Jack F. of Gettysburg, Pa.; James W. of Lake Wales, Fla.; Robert A. and Andrew J. of Port Huron; and a sister Mrs. Aletha AUTEN of Davison and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret Fern AYERS and Frances KLEIN. Services were held Wednesday in the Karrer-Simpson-Crawford Funeral Home. The Rev. John E. Naile of the First United Methodist Church, St. Clair, officiated. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery, Cass City. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
  Person ID	I5074	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Mildred "Mid" Mary Schwegler,   b. 29 Oct 1916, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 8 Apr 1976, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1942	Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. James William Klein,   b. 23 Aug 1946, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 1 Apr 1991, Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida (Age 44 years)   5. Robert "Bob" Alan Klein,   b. 31 Oct 1949, Michigan d. 28 Dec 2002 (Age 53 years)   6. Andrew Joseph Klein,   b. 17 Feb 1957, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan d. 13 Apr 2010, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan (Age 53 years)
  Photos		Klein, Joseph "Jack" with wife Mid Schwegler Jack and Mid in a tender moment
  Headstones		Klein, Joseph and Mildred (Schwegler)
  Family ID	F2320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1915 - Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Marriage - 9 Feb 1942 - Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio Death - 30 Oct 1988 - Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan Burial - 2 Nov 1988 - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		_Klein, Joseph "Jack" Forest Husband of Mildred Schwegler B. 1915 D. 1988 Michigan

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/.