Friday, January 2nd, 2015
Shirlee Kleinhenz
Shirlee I. Kleinhenz, 84, St. Marys, died unexpectedly at 12:28 a.m. Dec. 31, 2014, at Kettering Medical Center, from complications suffered after a fall.
She was born Jan. 26, 1930, in Akron, to James and Florence Divine Clifford. On July 16, 1949, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, she married James Kleinhenz, who died Jan. 28, 2011.
Surviving are five children: Michael (Merrilee) Kleinhenz, St. Marys, Kay (Kim) Nagel, Union City, Tenn., Mark (Susan) Kleinhenz, St. Marys, Linda (Larry) Ahlers, Roswell, Ga., and Nan (Jon) Ricard, Springboro; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Eileen Clifford.
She was a 1948 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and attended Miami University. She was a teacher for more than 25 years at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Saint Marys.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and an active member of its Altar Sodality. She served on the funeral dinner committee for many years and was a member of the finance committee of the church and the Friends of Holy Rosary School.
She loved sports, working crossword puzzles, playing cards with her many friends and spending time with her grandchildren.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, the Rev. Barry Stechschulte officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, High Street chapel, St. Marys, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. A vigil service will be conducted by Deacon Marty Brown at 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Friends of Holy Rosary School.
Condolences may be left at Millerfuneralhomes.net.
