Part 3 - The Klein Connection

From "A Klein Family History 1815-1981" by Dorothy Klein Luers
2. Florence Angela Klein - June 2, 1915 – February 26, 2003
As a child, Florence was teased about her red hair and freckles to the point of her believing they were the
worst thing a girl could possess. Florence was cute and we cousins envied her for her beautiful hair. No one
was kinder or more concerned about others than Florence. She'd give or do anything for anyone and did so
many times. Like her sister, mother's good training made her a good housekeeper, cook, church person, and
friend of many.
After putting herself through Guardian Angels Catholic High School, in Chaska, Florence, found
employment in Minneapolis, as an office girl in a doctor-dentist office.
Florence and her sister, Laura, shared an apartment until Laura got married. Cousin Dot moved in and then
took over the apartment, when Florence was swept off her feet by a guy from Savage.
She married Martin Lawrence Conroy, on June 5, 1946. They moved into a house near Savage, where they
raised their family. In 1967, they built a new house south of Savage, near Prior Lake. Handsome cowboy
husband, Marty, put a sparkle in Florence's eyes. He was born May 22, 1912. He really enjoyed working on his
ranch. They had two children, Larry and Tom. A Viet Nam vet, Larry died in 1981. Marty died on February
11, 1990, after several months of viral pneumonia complications. After Marty died, Florence moved into a
senior apartment building in Savage, where she became involved in many of the programs they had there, and
continued to be active at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
On Nov. 1, 2001, she moved in with her son Tom and his family. She broke her right leg in mid-September;
after a few days in the hospital, she went into a transitional care facility in South St. Paul. She was going to go
back to Tom's when she was stronger, but she had a mild stroke and died two days later on February 26, 2003.
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