Beatrice Klemm Obituary

Beatrice Klemm Obituary

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Beatrice Klemm

Home:Pompton Plains, NJ
Date of Death:January 12, 2008
Age:78
Birthdate:August 25, 1929
Place of Birth:Queens, NY
Service Information:Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:00 AM
M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains, NJ
Visitation:Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at M. John Scanlan Funeral Home, Pompton Plains, NJ
Interment:Mt. Rest Cemetery, Butler, NJ

Beatrice Klemm, 78, of Pompton Plains, formerly of Bloomingdale, died Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Care One Nursing Home in Morristown.

Born in Queens, New York, Beatrice was the daughter of the late Samuel and the late Faye (nee Schwitzer) Bercaw, and lived her childhood years in Passaic.

Marrying Gustav Klemm on March 10, 1952 in Wallington, the couple settled in Bloomingdale, raising four sons.

In 1972, Beatrice earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from The William Paterson College of New Jersey. A lifelong learner, Mrs. Klemm also attended numerous continuing education courses until shortly before her death. She taught in the Bloomingdale Public School system for more than 20 years.

Beatrice was also an avid reader and served as a volunteer for many years at the Bloomingdale and Kinnelon Public Libraries.

She is survived by her sons, Dennis and his wife Lisa of Jefferson, Robert and his wife Louise of Butler, Richard of West Milford, and Kenneth and his wife Leslie of Metairie, Louisiana; her grandchildren, Allyson, Timothy and Olivia Klemm of Jefferson and Nicholas and Lauren Klemm of Metairie, Louisiana; her sister, Maxine Musick of Colfax, California; and her brother, Roy Bercaw of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gustav.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, followed by interment at Mount Rest Cemetery in Butler. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Judes Children Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 (http://www.stjude.org) would be greatly appreciated by the Klemm family.