Geraldine Rita (Plante) Klein passed away on Nov. 22, 2023, at her home in Damar, at the age of 76. She was born on Aug. 23, 1947, to Edward Joseph and Adele Rosalie (Senesac) Plante in Hays.
Geraldine attended grade school and three years of high school in Damar and then graduated from Palco High School in 1968. She worked at Buck Grill in Hill City from 1969 to 1980 as a cook.
She then moved back to Palco to help take care of her father, who was ill and worked for Pat and Robert Kern from 1980 to 1983. On June 4, 1983, Geraldine married Henry Klein.
Geraldine and Henry were foster parents for several years and babysat for others. After Henry passed away in 2000, Geraldine continued to babysit and loved being with people and kids. She made the best iced tea, was a parent to many, and fed a lot of the Palco kids over the years. Always ready for a conversation, she would always say, “Tell me what you know. I know nothing. What’s new?”
Geraldine was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar.
She is survived by a host of cousins; and special families, Brandon and Lindsey Hamel and kids, Rylan, Weston, and Layton of Plainville and Butch and Traci Hamel and kids, Kendrix and Ryker of Hays.
Preceding Geraldine in death are her parents; husband, Henry Klein; brother, George Plante; and special family friend, Averyn Hamel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar with inurnment following in the church cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church or Masses and may be sent to Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW Second St, Plainville, KS 67663.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.plumeroverlease.com.