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Klein, Lloyd Frederick

Male 1900 - 1968  (68 years)


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  • Name Klein, Lloyd Frederick 
    Nickname Pop 
    Born 21 Jun 1900  Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Oct 1968  Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for L. F. (Pop) Klein. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 15 October 1968 in the Lincoln Journal & Star, of Lincoln, Nebraska.

           Prescott, Arizona. Funeral services are pending here for L. F. (Pop) Klein, veteran of over four decades of athletic activity in Nebraska high school and college ranks. Klein, who had lived here since retiring from his position as concessions director at the University of Nebraska in 1965, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday night. A graduate of Beatrice High School and Cotner College in Lincoln, Klein became coach at Crete in 1923. A thirteen year tenure there showed 89-19-6 overall football record, including one string of 44 consecutive wins, and a Class A basketball championship in 1932. He then moved to Kearney State, where his football teams had a 45-21-2 record. Potsy Clark then brought Klein to the University of Nebraska where he served as a football assistant and head basketball coach in 1945-46. He served a variety of capacities with the Cornhuskers, including assistant athletic director. Klein is survived by his wife, Frances, and two daughters, Mrs. Gretchen Leenerts and Mrs. Nancy Hopkins.
    Person ID I75  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2011 

    Father Klein, Frederick Karl,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Walrod, Lulu May,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1] 
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Frances Montgomery,   b. 18 Jan 1905, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1988, Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1926  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a wedding announcement for Lloyd Frederick Klein and Frances Montgomery Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 4 August 1926 in the Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

           A pretty home wedding occurred 3 August 1926 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva, when their daughter Frances became the bride of Lloyd Frederick Klein of Beatrice. The ceremony was performed at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. H. G. Langley of the Geneva Methodist Church. Only a small company of relatives was present for the ceremony. Following the ceremony a three-course wedding breakfast was served by Miss Jessie Barnes and Mrs. Tyler Edgecombe. Mr. and Mrs. Klein then left on a honeymoon to points of interest in Colorado. They will be at home after 1 September at Crete, where Mr. Klein is an instructor in the high school. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fiegenbaum of Geneva. She was born and reared in Geneva. She is a graduate of the Geneva High School and the College of Music at the State University. She has been supervisor of music in the Geneva and Crete High Schools. She is a young lady of much accomplishment. Mr. Klein is a graduate of Cotner College and he also attended the University of Nebraska.
    Children 
    +1. Klein, Frances Gretchen
    +2. Klein, Nancy Louise
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 128.
      Lloyd Frederick (Pop) Klein, child of Frederick Klein and Lulu Walrod, was born on 21 June 1900 at Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 128.
      Lloyd Frederick (Pop) Klein died on 14 October 1968 at Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. His remains were cremated.

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 128.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for L. F. (Pop) Klein. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 15 October 1968 in the Lincoln Journal & Star, of Lincoln, Nebraska.

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 128.
      Lloyd Frederick (Pop) Klein and Frances Montgomery Fiegenbaum were married on 3 August 1926 at Geneva Fillmore County, Nebraska.

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 128.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a wedding announcement for Lloyd Frederick Klein and Frances Montgomery Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the article had appeared on 4 August 1926 in the "Geneva Signal, Fillmore County, Nebraska."


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