CONNIE KLEIN
Connie Klein, age 72, of Afton, OK, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019, at the Grove Care Center in Grove, OK.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 5, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion United Church of Christ in Hubbard, IA. Interment of her cremated remains will follow in the Hubbard Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a memorial fund to be established.
Boeke Funeral Home of Hubbard is in charge of local arrangements. For more information and online condolences go to: www.boekefuneralhomes.com
Constance Louise Klein was born on November 6, 1946 in Creston, IA. She was the eldest of five children born to Dale and Marian (Johnson) Reynolds.
She grew up in the Tingley and Afton, IA area. She received her education by attending schools in Ringgold County. She graduated from East Union High School in Afton, IA in 1965.
Connie raised three children in McCallsburg, IA while working many years at the Story County Home, custodial care at Iowa State University, as a house mother at Link and Mainstream Living in Des Moines. Upon her retirement, Connie moved to Afton, Oklahoma, with her husband, “Red” Klein, where they lived on Grand Lake of the Cherokee. Connie cherished her time on the lake entertaining friends and family, swimming, boating and fishing.
Connie had a very open and welcoming personality. Her house was always open to anyone who needed a place to be. She also shared this giving nature to animals as well accumulating several strays over her lifetime.
Those thankful for having shared her life include one daughter, Bridgette, and her husband, R. J. Brinkmeyer of Hubbard, IA; one son, Ryan, and his wife, Rickie Jensen of Winterset, IA; six grandchildren, Branigan (Travis) Jeske, Delaney and Claire Brinkmeyer, Keegan, Jax and Jayse Jensen; two great-grandchildren, Jensen and Walter Jeske; two sisters, Gwen (Donald) Wilhite of Phoenix, AZ and Colleen “Coke” Netcott of Rothbury, MI; one brother, Scott Reynolds of Phoenix, AZ; along with many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Shawna Jensen, her husband, Robert “Red” Klein, and one brother, Guy Reynolds.
Let us give thanks to God this day for the life and memory of Constance Louise Klein.
