A Celebration of Life Mass will be held for Lorraine M. "Lori" Klein at 12:00pm on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Rev. Mark McNea officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday, September 16, 2013 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the Mass.

Mrs. Klein, 84, died on September 13, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. Lorraine M. Bena was born April 30, 1929 in Park River, ND. She graduated from high school in Park River and then moved to Chicago, IL where she did secretarial work at the Illinois State Nurses Association, Zonta International, the National 4-H Headquarters, and the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1951, she returned to North Dakota where she was employed by the Farmers Home Administration. On June 27, 1953, she married Gideon Klein and they lived in Fargo, ND, Alexandria, MN and Waterloo, IA before settling in Rochester in 1961. In 1974, she and her husband opened Klein's Luggage and Leather Store and were in business there until 1991.

Survivors include her husband Gideon, three sons, Gary (Candy) and Bill (Jeanne) of Rochester, Joseph (Holly) of Minnetonka, MN two daughters, Mary Kay (Dave) Utzinger of Otsego, MN and Carol (Mike) Lane of Minneapolis, MN, nine grandchildren, and three sisters, Irene (Bart) Hankey of Park River, ND, Kathryn (Jim) Hayden of Crystal Lake, IL, and JoAnne (Bill) Pierce of Canton, CT. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister.

Music was an important part of Lorraine's life. She sang with several different music groups throughout her younger life, and was a long-time member of the choir at St. Francis Catholic Church in Rochester. She enjoyed sports, especially those that her grandchildren participated in, and Minnesota Gopher Basketball.

Memorials are suggested to Season's Hospice of Rochester or the American Lung Association.

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements, and online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com