Memorial

Siulin Anne Klein, 50, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness.  A memorial mass will be held 11:00 AM on Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, officiated by the Rev. Mark Ressler.  The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church.  Entrusted with the arrangements is Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. 

Siulin is survived by her husband, Kenneth J. Klein of Hiawatha; 3 daughters, Rachel Klein; of Murrieta, CA; Kaitlyn Klein of Des Moines; Sarah Klein of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Darren and Iris of Murrieta, CA; her parents, Mavis and Dan Shaw of Murrieta, CA; 2 brothers, Dan (Hui) Shaw of Fort Worth, TX; Mark (Rebecca) Shaw of Minneapolis, MN; and special companion her dog Theodore.  

Siulin Anne Klein was born May 12, 1964 in St Paul, Minnesota and was the oldest child of Dan and Mavis Shaw. Siulin married Kenneth J. Klein on June 2, 1984 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  The two met while employed at 42nd Street Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids.  Siulin was a Registered Nurse and graduated from the St Luke’s School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids.  She was employed by Unity Point Urgent Care in Marion, Iowa.  She was a great Christian and enjoyed donating her time to St Martha Parish (Murrieta, CA) through religious education and helping in the office.  She also enjoyed spending time with her family and the outdoors. Her beautiful smile, kind nature and deep spiritual convictions inspired all she knew.  She will always be remembered as a truly inspirational gift from God.

In lieu of flowers of flowers, donations may be made to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: https://community.lymphoma.org/