Foley, Minnesota
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 Saturday, Jan. 18, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mayhew Lake for Thomas “Tom” Harold Klein who passed away unexpectedly while fishing Jan. 8, 2025. The Rev. Thomas Knoblach will officiate and burial will take place at the parish cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the service at church Saturday. Parish prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Tom was born Nov. 2, 1961, in St. Cloud to Harold and Esther “Betty” (Knapp) Klein. He graduated from Cathedral High School and went on to study welding at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. Tom proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy, like his father. He married Ann “Anna” Rajkowski Nov. 21, 1987, at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mayhew Lake. Tom worked as a welder at DCI for over 30 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, nature, sunsets, making metal art, playing cards, telling stories and socializing. Tom was proud of and loved spending time with his family, especially with his granddaughter, Evelyn.
Tom is survived by his wife, Anna of St. Joseph; children, Casandra “Cassie” Klein of St. Joseph, Luke (Matt) Klein of St. Paul, Ben (Sharon) Klein of Sartell, Laura Klein of St. Joseph and Jeff (Marlena) Schmidt of Graceville; grandchildren, Justin, Courtney, Sierra and Evelyn; mother, Betty (Tom) of Waite Park; siblings, Joyce Calvin of Kentucky, Mary Lou (Pat) Stambaugh of Lake City, Richard (Sue) Klein of St. Cloud, Kathleen “Kathy” (David) Lintgen of St. Cloud and Scott Klein of St. Augusta; step-sister, Patty (Tom) of St. Cloud; and many other family, friends and in-laws.
He is preceded in death by his father, Harold; father and mother-in-law, Lawrence and Lorraine Rajkowski; brothers-in-law, Greg Calvin and Tomas Villanueva; sisters-in-law, Helen Lofgren, Mary Rajkowski; step- brother, Tom Justin Jr.; great-nephew, Gage Beumer; godparents, Mel and Marie Urbanski; and step-godmother, Celine Urbanski.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online at www.williamsdingmann.com.
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