Published August 14. 2014 12:00AM
Dorothy R. (Kurtz) Klein, 102, died August 1, 2014, in St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Charles Klein, a former Liberty HS principal. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of Robert and Edith (Redline) Kurtz.
She was a graduate of Liberty HS 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.
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.