She was born June 23, 1937 in Waynesburg, the daughter of the late Edgar R. and Thelma Brand Gabler.
She was a graduate of Cumberland Township High School and West Virginia University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics.
Norma Jean began her career teaching home economics in Fairfax County, Virginia. After relocating to Rices Landing, she taught home economics for several years in the Jefferson-Morgan School District. She received state recognition for the child care program she developed at Jefferson-Morgan.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg, the Town and Country Garden Club, and the Greene County Association of School Retirees. Norma Jean was active in numerous community development organizations.
On June 3, 1959 she married Harold Murray Kline who passed away May 17, 2011.
Surviving are two sons, Bradley (Janette Schuster) Kline of Rices Landing and Bruce (Beth Phillips) Kline of Elkton, Maryland. She was the beloved “Neny” to her grandchildren; Mackenzie (Janelle) Kline, Alex (Jessica) Kline, Katherine Kline, Ethan Kline, Erin Kline, and Julianna Kline. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren; Winston, Emmett, Ellie, and Harrison Kline, and three brothers; Ernie (Sue) Gabler, Raymond (Pat) Gabler, and Herb Gabler.
