James Julius Klein's Obituary
James J. Klein of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and moved to Mount Dora from there in July of 2006. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW in Northwood, Ohio. Jim retired from Sunoco as a crane operator. He loved NASCAR. Jim raced cars in the 1950’s. He also loved working in the garage, fixing lawn mowers and tinkering. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years in June of 2001, Avalon. Jim is remembered and will be dearly missed by his son and daughter-in-law, James C. and Angela Klein of Mount Dora, and his son, John F. Klein of Sylvania, Ohio; daughter, Kathy Geldert of El Cajon, CA; as well as 5 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral services are being held in Oregon, Ohio under the direction of Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home (419-691-6768). Condolences, memories and photos may be shared on the tribute wall.
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