Photo courtesy of Bosse Funeral Home, Inc. - Louisville
Mar 7, 1929 - May 3, 2018 (Age 89)
To Mary Gene and her siblings:
Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss.
Your Dad and all of your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Bob & Martha Schaefer
May 08, 2018
If you ever get cold, stand in the corner of a room for a while....They're usually 90 degrees
RIP, you will be missed!
Greg Hutchison
May 08, 2018 | Shelbyville, KY
We wish we could be there during your time of loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
John and Cyndi Gillespie
May 07, 2018
Gene lit up any room he entered. His love of life and my sister Peggy along with the corniest jokes i have ever heard are what made him so special to me. He spoke fondly and often of his children and grandchildren. I send my prayers and blessing to all who celebrate the one and only Captain Geno.
Becky Gerardis
May 07, 2018 | Marietta, GA | Family
We send you our heartfelt sympathy and wish you comfort and peace in the coming months. Praying for you, Aunt Peggy. We are so sorry we can't be there in person to celebrate Gene's life (and his jokes).
Kelly, Kevin and Emma MacConnell
May 07, 2018 | Marietta, GA | Family
Peggy, we are so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our prayers. Paul and Mel Pfister
May 07, 2018
Gene, you will always have a special place in our hearts and memories. Eternity is a long time but I bet you never run out of jokes up there.
Pat Mills
May 07, 2018 | Hutchinson Island, FL | Family
Sorry to hear of Gene's passing. He was our neighbor for many years. Dad (Joe Thompson) and Gene had a very amusing relationship. They enjoyed trying to get each other's goat and one up one another. He always had a joke or two to share each day. He was a good neighbor and friend. Our condolences and prayers to the whole family. Germaine Whitehouse and Marissa Morrison
Germaine Whitehouse
May 07, 2018 | Louisville, KY | Neighbor
Captain Geno was sure to light up any room he entered. We will miss him and his love of life, love for my sister Peggy, and over the top bragging about his children and grand children. His smile, chuckles, and laughter are seered in our memory. (And yes many of the corniest jokes I have ever heard!)
Blessings to all and regrets that I cannot physically be with you Peggy and all of Gene's loved ones this week. Be sure that my prayers for comfort, rest and peace are being lifted up from...
Becky Gerardis
May 07, 2018 | Marietta, GA
Eugene Joseph Klein, 89, of Louisville, KY passed away on 05/03/2018. He was predeceased by his parents, Roy J. and Regina V. (Koster) Klein, his siblings, Jeanie Klein Kline, Gloria “Boots” Wigginton, and Fred E. “Bud” Klein and first wife Mary Irma (Pittroff) Klein and dog Ducky.
He is survived by wife, Peggy Lee Klein, his sister, Rose Marie “Rosie” Kastlehun, sister in law, Barbara Klein, and Children, Norman J. Klein (Mary Beth), Mary Gene Klein Martin (Keith), Mary Magdalen Klein Connor (William), Christopher J. Klein (Erin Burke) & Dr. Frederick J. Klein & step-son Daniel I.(Monica) Lurie. Grandchildren, Alison & Benjamin Klein, Matthew Martin, Sarah M. Connor, Claire, Lucy & Emma Marie Klein, Nicholas & Andy Klein and dog Peanut, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He attended St. Elizabeth Catholic grade school, was a 1945 graduate of St. Xavier HS and took some accounting classes at Bellarmine University. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. Gene worked as the Executive Secretary at American Turners for 10 years. He was a player/manager of the Sterling Stars Softball team which won several Turners Park League Championships. He worked at John Martin Distributors for a number of years. He never moved far from his ties to the Germantown/Schnitzelburg neighborhood. He was active in the Germantown Baseball/Softball Little League where all of his children played ball. He was an active member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church until the day he died. He was proud of his military service and was a member of the American Veterans. He had an American flag flying in his backyard or somewhere prominently displayed in his home. He loved the annual Germantown Dainty Contest and in 1981 he set the unofficial world record of 145’ 6”. He went back every year to best his previous record.
He was famous for his ability to tell the best/worst jokes ever and could bring a smile to anyone who needed a laugh with his wit. He loved trains and spent countless hours as the lead conductor in his backyard with his homemade train village. He loved sports and taught his children how to play ball as soon as they could walk. He enjoyed gardening and working the daily crossword puzzle and was very creative with woodworking. He was proud of his children & grandchildren and their accomplishments. He was loyal to his Catholic faith and went to Mass whenever he could and said the Rosary daily.
Visitation will be conducted on Tuesday, May 8th from 2- 8 PM at Bosse Funeral Home,1355 Ellison Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204 502-451-8440
Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM at St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1020 East Burnett Ave, Louisville, KY 40217-1206 502-637-7600 Christian Burial will be at Calvary Catholic Cemetery 1600 Newburg Rd. Lou, KY 40205 502-451-7710.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you tell the best joke you know to someone who could use a laugh or Hosparus of Louisville or charity of your choice. Love, Compassion, Kindness and Laughter is what makes the world a better place for us all.
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