Regina E. Klein
April 26, 1926-Nov. 07, 2017
Regina E. Klein, 91,
Minot, formerly of Velva,
passed away on Tuesday,
November 07, 2017 in a
Minot hospital.
Regina Eva Wald was
born on April 26, 1926,
the daughter of Joe and
Anna (Boehm) Wald in
Karlsruhe, ND. She was
raised and educated in the
Surrey, ND area, where
she graduated the
Valedictorian of her class.
On February 5, 1945, Re-
gina was united in mar-
riage to John J. Klein Jr., at
St. Leo’s Catholic Church
in Minot. They made their
home in Drake, ND for a
time before they moved to
Velva, where they raised
their eight children,and
farmed. While living in
Velva, Regina was a
member of St. Cecilia
Catholic Church where
she was active with the
Christian Mothers and
Catholic Daughters. They
moved into Minot in
1979.
While living in Minot,
Regina was a member of
Our Lady of Grace Cathol-
ic Church, where together
her and John attended
daily mass, and their love
for one another was
strengthened.
She enjoyed traveling to
see the children and
grandchildren, dancing at
the Knights of Columbus
and Moose Lodge, cro-
cheting doilies and af-
ghans, entertaining family
with her large chicken
dinners and playing
cards.
Regina is survived by:
Husband of 72 years John
J. Klein Jr., Minot;
Children: Kathy Adams,
Minneapolis, MN, Joe
(Cindy) Klein, Velva, Lar-
ry Klein, Minneapolis,
Rita (Carl) Bachmeier,
Minneapolis, Paulette
Frey, Tucson, AZ, Ken
(Marilynn) Klein, Minot,
Betty (Jon) Bailey, Min-
neapolis and Wanda
(Gary) Reese, Denver, CO;
17 grandchildren: 27
great-grandchildren:
Siblings; brothers,
Harold (Elayne) Wald,
Norwich, and Jimmy
(Helen) Wald, Surrey, ND;
sisters,, Helen Keller, Lor-
raine (Edward) Ziegler,
Theresa Larson, and Mary
Ann (Robert) Larson, all
of Minot; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Regina was preceded in
death by: her parents,
son-in-law Chuck Frey;
brothers John Wald and
Andy Wald; sisters, Rose
Schwan, Appie Ra-
demacher, Ann Black, and
Leona Mosser; and
nephews, Robert Wald,
Donnie Wald and Rodney
Keller.
Visitation: Sunday, No-
vember 12, 2017, from 2
until 4 pm at Thompson
Larson Funeral Home,
Minot
Vigil Prayer Service:
Sunday, November 12,
2017 at 4 pm at Thomp-
son Larson Funeral Home,
Minot
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Monday, November
13, 2017 at 10 am at Our
Lady of Grace Catholic
Church, Minot
Burial: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot