Marilyn Jo "Jody" Jacob Klein

Jody grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, enjoying summers as a child at Jewish camp in the mountains. Upon graduation she moved to New Orleans to attend Charity Hospital School of Nursing where she would meet the love of her life, Martin Klein, then a pediatric resident. Together they shared 62 years of marriage. Jody worked for many years as an operating room nurse at East Jefferson General Hospital. She and Marty eventually moved to El Paso after Hurricane Katrina where they started their life all over again.

Jody was a wonderful and devoted mother and grandmother and a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. A life full of many blessings.

Jody was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Martin H. Klein, MD; sisters, Vivian Levinson (Stanley) and Jeri Klein (Donald).

Survivors include children, Kent Klein, Terren Klein, MD, and Anne Sere Hernandez (Al); grandchildren, Sara Ashley Moreno, Gabrielle Langley (John), Connor Hernandez, Taylor Brady (Chris), Reece Klein, and William Klein; great grandchildren, Mason and Marty Moreno and Lincoln and Kelly Langley.

The family would like to give special thanks to the caring and compassionate help from, In Home Elderly Care – Vanessa, Erica, Donna, Alejandra, Adriana, and Gabby.

Visitation will be from 10:30 am until 11:00 am on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd in New Orleans. The funeral service will take place in the chapel at 11:00 am with Rabbi Daniel Sherman of Temple Sinai, New Orleans, officiating. Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple Mt. Sinai in El Paso, TX where Jody was an active member. Donations may be mailed to: 4408 North Staton, El Paso, TX 79902. 915-532-5959