Carolyn Kline, 95, of Cambridge, MA, formerly of Concord, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Carol was born on August 9, 1926 in Lynn to Sarah (Liss) and Jacob Sirvetz. She obtained a B.A. in Classics from Boston University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.A. in Library Sciences from Simmons University. She was married to Jack Kline for over 73 years. She founded Sundance Publishers & Distributors, an educational publisher for grades K-12, and served as President for 22 years. Earlier, she was a librarian at Concord Middle School, deeply committed to igniting a love of literature in all children. Carol was a Vilna Shul board member and actively involved with the Longy School of Music. She was the center of our family and friends. Carol rarely met someone without learning their life story and forging a lasting connection. She was creative and energetic. She was a gourmet cook known for her legendary Dobos torte, an avid reader with a special appreciation for poetry and Russian literature, a collector of art and rugs, and she had a keen eye for fashion. With Jack, Carol brought summers in Friendship, ME to our family. She will be missed by all.
Carol is survived by her children Jennie, Matthew, and Sarah Kline, her son-in-law Tom Shapiro, her grandchildren Kathy, Elizabeth, Gabriel and Jacob Kline, and Justine, Benjamin and Samuel Shapiro-Kline, her great-grandchildren Lucy, Emile, Jasper and Penelope, her brother-in-law Arnold Kline and his wife Maria, and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Jack Kline, her daughter Emily Kline, and her brother Marshall Sirvetz.
Services will be held on Sunday, January 9th. The interment will be at 12:30 pm and will be a livestream at Anshe Sfard Cemetery, 56 Buxton Road, Danvers, MA 01923. Please observe mask wearing and social distancing. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Longy School of Music of Bard College, Attention: Sistema Side-by-Side Program, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 or longy.edu/donate (Designation: Sistema Side-by-Side Program). Words of condolence are welcomed at dignitymemorial.com where a link to the livestream will be available on the Obituary Page.
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