Helen Louise Klueh, age 87, passed away Feb. 10. She was a member of St. Mary Parish in Oak Ridge, where she was active in guilds and the Council of Catholic Women.
Mrs. Klueh, who was born in Huntingburg, Ind., on Sept. 25, 1936, to William A. and Eva Marie (Bayer) Kays, married Ronald Klueh in Huntingburg on Sept. 7, 1959.
Mrs. Klueh, who was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, moved to Tennessee in 1966 with her family. She demonstrated her creativity by becoming an accomplished painter and produced paintings and other objects in an assortment of media.
She enjoyed woodworking, sewing, traveling, and cooking, and she also enjoyed preparing her husband’s favorite meals. They often shared candle-light dinners and date nights, when he would call from work to ask her out for dinner and dancing.
Mrs. Klueh will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends.
She was survived by her husband, who died March 23; her daughter, Rona Klueh, of Portland, Ore.; son, Kevin (Kathy) Klueh; granddaughter, Zoey Klueh, of Boulder, Colo.; grandson, Ethan Klueh, of Orlando, Fla.; and sister, Marjorie Johnson, of Duluth, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother William A. Kays, Jr., sister Mona Bredhold, and sister Glenda Miller.
A funeral Mass for Mrs. Klueh was celebrated at St. Mary Church in Oak Ridge on Feb. 15, with Father Ray Powell serving as the celebrant.
Donations in Mrs. Klueh’s memory may be made to St. Mary School in Oak Ridge or the Transplant Clinic at Methodist Transplant Institute, P.O. Box 42048, Memphis, TN 38174-2048.
