Helen M. Klenk

KLENK, Helen M. (nee Schmidt), beloved wife of Harold "Butch" Klenk. Devoted mother of Mike (Eileen), Joe (Jeanne), Jeff (Kathy) and Patty (Scott) Cunningham. Devoted grandmother of Matt, Katie, Ben, Drew, Cameron, Sebastian and Sirena. Her grandchildren were her sunshine. Survived by her sister Mary (Schmidt) Besel and her brother Ed Schmidt. Preceded in death by her siblings Fred Schmidt, Hank Schmidt, Ann (Schmidt) Dickinson and Dorothy Schmidt. Also preceded in death by her brother-in-laws Ed Besel and Ken Rothan, her sister-in-laws Evelyn (Faeth) Schmidt, Rose (Faeth) Schmidt, Mary Ann (Klenk) Weise, her nephew Dan Schmidt and nephew's wife Kathleen (Roope) Schmidt. She is also survived by her brother-in-laws Stan Weise, Don Dickinson, her sister-in-laws Bev Schmidt and Kathy Rothan, along with 28 nieces and nephews, cousins and many family friends. She lost her long battle with cancer on Monday, January 2, 2006, at the age of 66. Her devotion to her family and friends will never be forgotten. Visitation at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church Tekulve Room, 4366 Bridgetown Road, on Saturday from 9:00AM until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00AM. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/o Bethesda Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3597. B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home serving the family. www.bjmeyersons.com