Sal Klein

Passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on December16, 2016. Survived by his love and best friend Miriam Klein (nee Hoegy). Loving father to Steven Klein, Laurie & Andrew Ronald, Joanna & Adam Poweska, Karl Gingrich & Karen Jones, and Denice & Steve Parkinson. Proud Opa to Jonathan, Lola and Maxon. Dear brother to Wilma Hausmann, Susan Petrovic, Rose & Joe Henn, and Rick & Georgee Klein. Brother-in-law to Gloria Wills, Sue & Lance Loker, and Sandy Hoegy. Special friend to Frank & Phyllis Gottvald and Diana & Eric Fillion. Also, cherished by many nieces, nephews and friends. Sal was born April 6, 1944 and immigrated from Austria to Ontario in 1957. Sal worked for many years at Budd Automotive in Kitchener, Ontario. Through hard work and dedication, Sal branched off opening his own business. Press-Shop Automation was established in 1983. Sal’s success was evident by the strong relationships built with his valued customers. Sal and Miriam had the pleasure of travelling to different places in the Caribbean, their vacation home in California and most recently, Europe. However, Sal’s favourite place in the world was at the cottage on Georgian Bay with family and friends. Sal also found joy in gardening, his grandchildren, playing backgammon and was passionate about soccer. Sal’s corny jokes, big personality, optimism and extreme generosity will be missed by so many. The family would like to thank all the staff at Trillium Health Centre, Juravinski Hospital, Cambridge Memorial Hospital and Freeport Palliative Care Unit for the compassionate care shown to Sal during his journey. Sal’s family will receive friends on December 22 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St. Cambridge, Ontario. A Memorial Service will take place on December 23 at 11 a.m. also at Coutts Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to any of the above hospitals or the Canadian Cancer Society.