Lucy Klein

1921 - 2021

Lucy Klein obituary, 1921-2021, Orland Park, Il

Lucy Klein Obituary

Katherine Lucille Klein (née Savery), noted psychotherapist and Jungian analyst, passed away in her sleep on April 24 at the age of 99, four months before her 100th birthday. She was born on August 31, 1921, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Inspired by a presentation on nursing during her sophomore year at the Mississippi State College for Women, she transferred to Vanderbilt University and received her BS in nursing in 1943. As an Ensign in the US Navy, she commanded a ward at the naval hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. She met Lieutenant (j.g.) Frank Klein, a Navy engineering officer, and they married in October 1944. Following the war, the couple moved with their first two sons to Frank's home in Chicago where Frank resumed a career as a structural engineer. After the family moved to Park Forest in 1949 and the birth of their third son, Lucy had a very active life including being a Cub Scout Den Mother, a member of a play reading group and several bridge clubs, and an active member of P.E.O. Lucy enjoyed films and music, especially musicals and the opera. She and Frank were founding members of Faith United Protestant Church. In 1963, Lucy stepped into a key role as the bookkeeper and office manager of Frank's engineering and architectural firm, which became Klein and Hoffman. She filled this role for the next 13 years, while she pursued a growing interest in Carl Jung's approach to psychotherapy. In 1976, she embarked on a decade-long journey to fulfill the requirements for the training program of the C.G. Jung Institute to qualify as a Jungian analyst. First she needed an advanced degree, so she earned her M.A. in religious studies from Mundelein College in 1978. Clinical experience was another prerequisite, so she renewed her nursing credentials and qualified as a psychiatric nurse, working for three years at the Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital. The Jung Institute's training program took four years to complete, and included supervised work with clients. Upon earning a diplomate in analytical psychology, she served her clients from offices in Evanston, Matteson, and the family's home in Olympia Fields. She played a leadership role in the life of the Jung Institute, serving as its treasurer and a lead trainer and working with Frank to complete the renovation of the Institute's building in Evanston. She counseled her clients with compassion that stemmed from the depths of her faith. A successful battle with stage four breast cancer interrupted, but did not halt, her productive and beneficial career as an analyst. Following her husband's death in 1998, she continued to work as a Jungian analyst until she retired in her late 80s. Most recently, she lived at Brookdale in Orland Park where she was a beloved resident. Lucy is survived by her sons David (Maryann), Thomas (Nancy), and James, and her grandsons Matthew and Carl. A memorial service will be held on June 13 at Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock Street, Park Forest, Illinois 60466. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the church.

Published by Chicago Tribune from May 30 to Jun. 1, 2021.
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I enjoyed being a friend of Lucy´s for many years. We joined peo about the same time. I have been a member now for 61 years. So we were very special friends. I haven´t seen her for a long time but she was always in my thoughts and prayers. My sympathy to the family. Judy Smith

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