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Dorothy R. (Kurtz) Klein, 102, L.H.S principal's widow

Dorothy R. (Kurtz) Klein, 102, died August 1, 2014, in St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Charles Klein. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of Robert and Edith (Redline) Kurtz.

She was a graduate of Liberty High School and West Chester Normal School.

She taught in elementary schools in both the Bethlehem and Nazareth Area School Districts.

She was a member of the Senior Women's Club of Bethlehem. She was a member of the Bethlehem Garden Club. She was a leukemia survivor from the age of 75.

She was a member of Christ Church, United Church of Christ.

She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Kathryn B. of Bethlehem; two granddaughters, Heather K. and her husband John Snyder of Bethlehem and Holly Klein and her husband Oliver Jones of Portland, Ore.; three great-grandchildren, Penelope and Lucille Jones and Miles Snyder; nieces; and nephews.

She was predeceased by a son, Charles Klein Jr.; and a sister, Elizabeth Frey.

Family and friends may call 10 - 11 a.m. Burial in Nisky Hill Cemetery will be private.

Contributions may be made to St. Luke's Hospice House, c/o Development Office, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015, or Christ Church, 75 E. Market St., Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Arrangements were made by Pearson Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.