Teddy Alexander KLEIN

1923 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	Teddy Alexander KLEIN  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	9 Dec 1923	Spring, Harris, Texas, USA   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  _PPEXCLUDE	XN
  Died	6 May 2011	Tomball, Harris, Texas, USA   [9]
  Obituary	8 May 2011	Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
  Houston Chronicle
  Teddy A. Klein, 87, of Tomball, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and his beloved wife Leora, on May 6, 2011. Teddy was born on December 9, 1923, to Alex and Rosa Haude Klein in Spring, TX. He graduated from Tomball High School in 1941 and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1944. While there, he enlisted in the Navy ROTC. He was President of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Honorary Business Fraternity, University Men's Glee Club, Silver Spurs, and the Longhorn Band. He was elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities from the University of Texas. Upon graduation he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and was assigned to Admiral Halsey's flagship, the Battleship New Jersey BB62, as a gunnery officer, serving 18 months in the Pacific and participating in Iwo Jimo and Okinawa campaigns during World War II. Teddy was a lifelong Christian and member of the Lutheran Church. He was a past member and Chairman of Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball and served on the Board of Elders at Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball where he was a longtime member. He was also a member of the Board of Missions of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church, was a founding member of the Board of Good Samaritan Lutheran Home in Cypress, and a past member of the Lutheran Hospital Board of Houston. Teddy was a past president of the Tomball Rotary Club, past president of the Tomball Chamber of Commerce, a past member of the Tomball I.S.D. Board of Trustees, and was named Tomball Citizen of the Year in 1971. He also served as a member on the Board of National Selected Morticians serving as Secretary Treasurer in 1983. He was best known, along with his wife Leora, as the owner of Klein Funeral Homes & Memorial Parks in Tomball, Champions, Magnolia, and CyFair, which was founded by his father, Alex, in 1922. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed and fondly remembered for his kindness and generosity to others. Survivors include his children, Margaret Cummings, Mark Klein and wife Jacqueline, Martha Davis and husband Gary, and Matt Klein and wife Kim; grandchildren, Stephanie Ashmore and husband David, Lauren Vogel and husband Tom, Angela Blevins and husband Mason, Heather Jacobs and husband Justin, Hunter Klein, Allie Klein, and Leslie Klein; great-grandchildren, Lillian Vogel, McCallan Vogel, and Alexander Ashmore; brothers and sisters, Margie Fredrick and husband Dr. Jim Fredrick, Rosalie Nelson, Robert Klein and wife Ruthie, Shirley Harrington and husband Hap, Dr. A.B. Klein and wife Elsa, Ida Malina and husband, Dr. Joseph Malina, and Milow Klein and wife Rhonda; brother-in-law, R.A. Whatley; sister-in-law, Mrs. John M. Robinson; and many additional nephews, nieces, other relatives, and a very devoted staff of many funeral home and cemetery personnel whom he loved and considered as family. Teddy will lie in state on Wednesday, May 11, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Klein Funeral Home, Tomball, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The Christian Funeral and Service of Worship will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at Salem Lutheran Church, 22601 Lutheran Church Rd., Tomball, with his beloved pastor, Rev. Wayne Graumann, officiating. Private family entombment will follow at the Klein Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Concordia Lutheran High School, 700 E. Main, Tomball, TX 77375.
  Buried	12 May 2011	Tomball, Harris, Texas, USA
  	Address: Klein Memorial Park Harris County Harris County, Texas
  Person ID	I24683	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander Benjamin KLEIN,   b. 5 Jun 1898, , Harris, Texas, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1956, Tomball, Harris, Texas, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Rosa Amelia HAUDE,   b. 31 Mar 1903, Spring, Harris, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 2000, Tomball, Harris, Texas, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1923	, Harris, Texas, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F9294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] 1930 Harris, TX, ED 101-196, pg 1A. Tedy A Klein This page has a big ink? stain on it and Teddy was indexed as Hedy. [S1137] 1940 Harris, TX, ED 101-47, pg 3B. Teddy Klein [S767] Obituary, Houston Chronicle, 8 May 11, Teddy A Klein. [S1501] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (FamilySearch.org), Klein, Alexander Teddy. [S114] 1930 Harris, TX, ED 101-196, pg 1A. age 6, Texas [S1137] 1940 Harris, TX, ED 101-47, pg 3B. age 16, Texas [S767] Obituary, Houston Chronicle, 8 May 11, Teddy A Klein. 9 Dec 1923, Spring, Texas [S1501] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (FamilySearch.org), Klein, Alexander Teddy. 9 Dec 1923, Harris County [S767] Obituary, Houston Chronicle, 8 May 11, Teddy A Klein. 6 May 2011 [S1842] Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (FamilySearch.org), Klein, Alex B. to Rosa Haude, 21 Jan 1923, Harris County