Mary Ila Ware Klein, 86, a resident of McLean, VA since 1965, died peacefully on December 13, 2014 at The Jefferson in Arlington, VA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to Robert Wright Ware and Anne McFall, she was raised in Havertown, PA and graduated from Notre Dame Catholic Girls' High School in Moylan, PA. She graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC with a B.A. in English literature. Prior to his death in 1986, Mrs. Klein accompanied her husband, Philip A. Klein, on Foreign Service assignments to Libya, Uganda, and the Sudan. She was manuscript editor for the book "Libya and the UN" by the late Sir Adrian Pelt, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations; taught English to paraplegic Ugandan men in a sheltered workshop in Kampala, where she also founded and edited the U.S. Embassy's newsletter for the American community; and chaired the school board for the American International School in Khartoum as well as international women's groups there. During home assignments, Mrs. Klein was editor-in-chief of the Alumnae Journal of Trinity College from 1981 to 1985 and an occasional organist for St. John's Catholic Church in McLean. Before her marriage and after her husband's death she was a reports officer for the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Operations. In addition to her husband, her brother, William E. Ware, predeceased her. Survivors include her son, Jeffrey Klein (Carrie) of San Diego, CA, her two daughters, Patricia Young (Greg) of McLean, VA and Madeline Fleckenstein (Stephen) of Arlington, VA, four grandsons and many nieces and nephews including Jim Finnerty of Stockbridge, MA. A visitation will be held at the Kelly Funeral Home, 3 Main St., Lee, MA Friday, December 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stockbridge, MA, Saturday, December 20 at 10 a.m. Interment to follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Stockbridge.

Visitation Details

Friday, December 19th, 2014 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Kelly Funeral Home

Service Details

Saturday, December 20th, 2014 10:00am, St Joseph's Church

Interment Details

St. Joseph's Cemetery in Stockbridge