OBITUARY: Carolyn Marie Klaeger, 81, of Marble Falls dies Jan. 17, 2014
Carolyn Marie Klaeger, 81, of Marble Falls, Texas, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. She was born to Shad and Alta Phillips on Aug. 5, 1932.
Carolyn grew up in Alice, Texas, where she attended school and was a majorette. Joseph Hart Klaeger was attending a football game with his best friend, JB, and saw Carolyn twirling and immediately fell in love. Joe and JB both met their true loves at that game and, shortly thereafter, had a double-wedding ceremony. Carolyn and Joe were married for more than 60 years.
Carolyn and Joe raised three boys and became independent oil producers in Medina County, Texas. At retirement, they moved to their favorite place in the world: the lakehouse on Lake Marble Falls, which they had owned since the late ’60s.
Family was Carolyn’s passion and delight. She loved to have the houses full of kids and stayed very close to her lifelong childhood friends. Carolyn loved sitting on the deck or in her living room looking out at all the boats on the lake and enjoyed watching the annual Lakefest Drag Boat Races from her backyard. She continued to share picnics by the lake with family and friends up until the week before she passed. Her children and grandchildren learned to fish and ski on Lake Marble Falls, and two of her great-grandchildren now fish off her dock.
Carolyn was happy as she passed, stating that Joe was there fishing and was ready to take her to heaven with him. A continuous legacy of true love.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe Klaeger; and son Dale Klaeger.
She is survived by her brother, Aldie Phillips, and sisters, Ozell Ramos and Charlotte Proulx. Carolyn leaves behind a legacy of unending love for her sons Joseph H. Klaeger, Jr. “Buddy” and Robert A. Klaeger and his wife, Donna Klaeger; and grandchildren, Stacy Herrera and husband Gabe, Jennifer Lynn Crow, Kaci Klaeger, Ashlee Klaeger, Megan Klaeger, Charles Boyd and wife Lindsay and Bobi Klaeger. Carolyn loved being with her grandchildren as they grew up and was so excited to be able to love her five great-grandchildren, Jared and Luke Herrera, Chandlar Hart Klaeger, Charles Wesley Boyd II and Dane Joseph Trevino.
There will be a private memorial held in memory of Carolyn at her request.
The family wishes to thank Teresa Grider, Mary Rodriguez Lira and her family, Christy Rodriguez and Margaret Rogers for caring for Carolyn and enabling her to live her final years of life at home.
Carolyn has always loved helping kids. Donations may be made to the First Baptist Christian School Scholarship Fund, 501 12th St., Marble Falls, TX 78654.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 1805 U.S. 281 North in Marble Falls, (830) 693-4373. An online guest book, tributes and memorials may be made online at www.dignitymemorial.com/clements-wilcox-funeral-home-marble-falls.