Millie, as most knew her, is survived by her children Robert Klassen (Margaret) and Rebecca Klassen, her stepchildren Virginia Lohr (Robert), and Karl Klassen (Debbie); her grandchildren Stacey Klassen, Thomas Darknell, Daniel Darknell and Veronica Darknell; her step grandchildren Michael Klassen (Erica) and Jared Klassen; her step great grandchildren Mathew Klassen and Micah Klassen; her younger sisters MaryAnn Hopper and Margaret Lam; along with many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Barney Albert Klosterman and Mary Anna Klosterman.
Millie and her family moved from Des Moines, Iowa to Portland, Oregon then settled in San Jose, California. She worked at Hart’s Department store and then as a teller at a bank. She married in 1972 and then devoted most of her life to her husband and children as a stay at home mom. She enjoyed many different activities; such as crocheting, needle point, plastic canvas, bowling, traveling, especially on cruise ships, square dancing and being a caller’s wife. After her grandchildren began arriving in 2001, she then devoted her life to caring for them while her own children were at work. Loving mother, sister, grandmother and Aunt. She will forever remain in our hearts.
Services will be held at Oak Hill Memorial Park inside the Chapel of the Roses on Sunday January 27, 2019 at 12pm. Visitation will be from 9am-12pm prior to the service. Private internment.
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