Marianna T. Klein

Marianna T. Klein, 92, of Hague, NY, Jackson Heights, NY (and in recent years, Sykesville, MD), passed away on Feb 26, 2022. She died peacefully in her sleep after a brief bout with cancer, with her daughter, Christine, at her side. She was born in Keil, Germany, and lived in Jackson Heights most of her life. She loved to tell the story of how she came to the US from Germany as a baby, on a boat with her mother who spoke only German, to meet her father in New York, where he had been living for several years, waiting for them to be able to join him.

Marianna adored children and worked as a dedicated nursery school teacher's aid for close to 40 years in New York City. She was a summer residence of Hague for over 50 years, a long-standing, dedicated member of Community Methodist Church and the Hague Baptist Church, a voracious reader, a lover of all things Lake George, and an avid West Point Army Football fan. She loved to travel, had a large circle of friends whom she treasured, and she remained a kind-hearted, optimist to the end.

Marianna will be remembered as a loving mother, devoted wife, and proud grandmother of four. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur A. Klein, Jr. in 2019, to whom she was married for 61 years. They met as members of the Community Methodist Church Youth Fellowship in Jackson Heights, NY.

She is survived by her twin daughters, Christine Quinn (John) and Susan Stone (Bruce), and her grandchildren BJ Stone (Kate), Amy Rossi (Nick), Erik Quinn (Courtney), and Kelsey Quinn (Jeffrey Mercedes). She will be buried at Valley View Cemetery in Hague, NY with her husband Art.

Donations may be made in her memory to the Hague Baptist Church or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.