Mary JoAnn Kline

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Bob; two sons, Mike of Loma and Davis of San Francisco; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to Roice-Hurst Humane Society, P.O. Box 4040, Grand Junction 81502; or to Best Friends, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741.

Mary J Kline, 76, passed away Saturday, March 19, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Mary was born on September 10, 1939 to Steve and Mary Petcoff in Lafayette, Colorado. She spent her childhood in Denver, where she graduated from East High School. She attended Colorado State University in Ft. Collins in 1957. She met her future husband, Bob, there. They moved to Denver for a short time while Bob worked for the Bureau of Land Management. They spent time at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, while Bob was in the army. They moved to Canon City where they adopted their oldest son, Michael. Bob was transferred to Grand Junction with the BLM in 1962. Their youngest son, David, was born in 1966. Mary was a member of the Retired Federal Employees Assoc., and a Telephone Coordinator for the AARP Driver Safety Program on the western slope. She worked at the Rim Rock Book Store, Mesa College Book store and the Cedar Square Inn. She was a league secretary for numerous ladies bowling and golf leagues. Mary volunteered at the Red Cross, Colorado Visitors Center in Fruita. She spent a lot of time at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church as a volunteer. Survivors include her husband, Bob; two sons, Mike of Loma and David of San Francisco; two grand-daughters, Lisa and Christa, both of Grand Junction; a sister-in-law, Patti Petcoff of Parker, CO; two nephews and a niece.

A funeral mass will be at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Wednesday, March 30, at 10 AM, followed by a lunch and interment at 3 PM at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Please send memorial contributions to Roice-Hurst Humane Society, P.O. Box 4040, Grand Junction 81502; or to Best Friends, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741.