Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Emma Klein
Aug 27th, 1931 - Oct 21st, 2025Emma Elizabeth Klein, age 94, of Keller, Texas, and formerly of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 21, 2025, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas.
She was born August 27, 1931, in River Rouge, Michigan, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Soncek) Meglich. She was united in marriage to William Edward Klein on January 15, 1949, in Kirkwood, Missouri, and together they shared 71 wedding anniversaries until his passing on October 16, 2020.
Emma was a marvelous homemaker for her family of four children. Cooking, canning, gardening, sewing, and crocheting were among her special talents. She was very involved in the family farm business, often helping her husband Bill during the planting and harvest seasons. She provided a good example for her children, who learned from her the importance of hard work, perseverance, and dedication, while also giving them a loving and caring upbringing. Emma enjoyed travel resulting from her husband Bill’s membership and offices held in the Illinois Farm Bureau. Emma served one year as chairperson of Clay County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee. During the annual winter break from farming Emma and Bill enjoyed many extended vacations in south Texas, but were always happy to come back to their farming community.
She is survived by a son: Troy Klein of Medway, Ohio; 2 daughters and son-in-law: Bonnita and David Brown of Keller, Texas, and Lorraine Waddell of La Crescenta, California; 6 grandchildren: Kristen (Nick) Kougias of Haslet, Texas, Erin (Brian) Ingram of Southlake, Texas, Graham (Sara) Klein of Cincinnati, Ohio, Allie (Brooks) Klein of Rochester, New York, Matthew Klein (Katherine Sakelariou) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Lucas Klein of Medway, Ohio; great-grandchildren: Rase Collins (fiancée Grace Horton), Ryder (Taylor) Collins, Rowdy Collins, Ava Beth Billingsley, Rylan Billingsley, Alexander Kougias, Anika Kougias, Liam Kougias, Cora Kougias, Henry Kougias, Finley Ingram, Mara Ingram, Arden Ingram, and Oliver Klein; and a great-great-granddaughter: Evelynn Elayne Collins.
She was preceded in passing by her parents; husband; son: William “Bill” E. Klein Jr.; 2 daughters-in-law: Deborah Klein and Michelle Klein; and a granddaughter: Jessika Elaine Klein-Billingsley.
A funeral ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, followed by a graveside committal and burial at St. Stephen Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Emma’s memory are suggested to St. Stephen Catholic Church or St. Stephen Cemetery and will be accepted through the funeral home. To share a condolence or memory, visit: www.frankandbright.com