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Deborah Klein Obituary

KLEIN Deborah Spieker Debbie Spieker Klein passed away suddenly Thursday, September 13, 2007, at the age of 57, in Cincinnati. Debbie was the loving wife of Matt Klein. She was the devoted and loving mother of Ben and Aaron Klein. Debbie was the daughter of the late A. Gideon Spieker Jr., and is survived by her mother, Virginia Hayward Spieker. Also surviving are her siblings, Adam Gideon (Skip) Spieker III, Susan Spieker Kenney, Mary Ann Spieker Milne and Henry J. Spieker, and many nieces and nephews. Debbie was a very accomplished golfer and business woman. She was the Maketewah Country Club Women's Champion in 2006 and also President and CEO of RRIS, Inc. Debbie was very involved in the community playing an active role with the St. Xavier High School Women's Club, the Hoxworth Blood Center and working in the After School Care Program for Wyoming Schools. Debbie graduated in 1968 from Saint Ursula Academy in Toledo, and from Ohio University in 1972 with a Bachelors Degree in Communications. Visitation and a memorial service to celebrate her life and to bless her passing will be held at St. James of the Valley Church, 411 Springfield Pike, Wyoming, Ohio, on Wednesday, September 19th, and will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Debbie's vibrant zest for life will be truly missed by her many friends. We know she is in good hands as she joins her Dad on the Fairways of Heaven. Memorials may be made to St. Xavier High School Scholarship Fund, Development Office, 600 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.

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Published by The Blade from Sep. 17 to Sep. 18, 2007.

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Cathy (Spieker) Smith

September 20, 2007

I will miss you dearly my friend and cousin. God willing, we will be together another day. You have been loved and will continue to be missed. I love you.

Kathy Gonnella (Letke)

September 20, 2007

So sorry to hear about Debbie. My thoughts are with her family and many friends. We went to High school together as well as she was a loyal member of my Curves in Cincinnati before I sold it. Her vivacious outlook on life and her great sense of humor will be missed.

Shelley Hensien

September 19, 2007

My heartfelt sympathies to Matt, Ben and Aaron and to the Speiker family. Debbie, Donna and I were roommates at OU and I shall always treasure our years there together. I am so glad we were able to reconnect recently, after 30 years, recalling our days as young coeds when our future was limitless and our dreams knew no bounds. I shall miss Debbie forever and always remember her as we ran to classes and stayed up late talking and laughing, sharing secrets, and hopes for a future filled with happiness. We both found it. But yours ended too soon. I will miss you forever. Shelley

Peggy McDuffee Caputo

September 18, 2007

Dear Sue...Our heartfelt sympathy to you and all your family in the loss of your sister.

Arnette Hawkins

September 18, 2007

Our sympathy to all of the Spiekers. Warm regards from your neighbors on Corey Road and our thoughts are with you.

Lee Meiser

September 17, 2007

Our Deepest Sympathy to the Spieker Family

Mrs. Keith H. Meiser (Lee Manera Meiser SUA '68)
Mrs. John W. Missall (Lyn Manera Missall SUA '68)
Lee is in Bowling Green & Lyn is in Centerville

She will be remembered in our Prayers.

Barb and Bill Murtagh

September 17, 2007

Dear Ginny,Skip, Sue, Marianne and Henry,
We are so saddened to hear about Debbi's sudden death.What a terrible loss for your family and her husband and boys. We are praying for you all at this very difficult time. We both have wonderful memories of Debbie. She was a fun loving, happy woman. She will be sorely missed.

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