Marian Klaus Moles

Marian "Mikki" Ida Fyler Klaus Moles, 86, died Wednesday evening, May 12, 2010, at a Lake Charles hospital. She was born in Mason City, Iowa, and spent her childhood until college years in Charles City, Iowa. She was a resident of Baton Rouge from 1950-2009, and was most recently a resident of the Guardian House in Lake Charles. Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., downtown Baton Rouge, on Monday, May 17, was from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue at University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive, adjacent to the LSU campus, Tuesday, May 18, from 9 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be her four grandsons, the Rev. Roger Templeton and the Rev. Ken Carroll. She is survived by her husband of almost 25 years, Robert H. Moles; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Kenneth S. Klaus and Marlene Bergeron-Klaus, of Thibodaux, and the Rev. Karl S. Klaus and Kymberly T. Klaus, of Lake Charles; six grandchildren, Christopher F. Klaus and wife Keri Haynes Klaus, of Huntsville, Ala., Michael C. Klaus and wife Rachel Billiot Klaus, and Rachel Elizabeth Klaus, all of Thibodaux, and Kayla Klaus, Kellan Klaus and Kohl Klaus, all of Lake Charles; and two-great grandchildren, Carson and Erin Klaus, both of Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Kenneth Blanchard Klaus; and parents, Enos S. Fyler and Eldora Catherine Renning Fyler. She graduated from Charles City High School in 1941 and from Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa, in 1945 with a degree in business education. She subsequently taught high school business at Garner (Iowa) High School. In 1947, she married Kenneth B. Klaus and moved to Iowa City, where Ken was enrolled in graduate school at the University of Iowa. In 1950, Ken was appointed to the faculty of the LSU School of Music and they moved to Baton Rouge. She had been an active member of University United Methodist Church since 1950 and was a founding member of the JOY adult Sunday school class in 1962. Among her church activities were directing the Cherub Choir and actively participating in United Methodist Women and several prayer groups. At LSU she worked in occasional secretarial positions, but she was primarily a homemaker. Family was the thing always near and dear to her heart. She was an LSU sports fan, especially football. She frequently attended events sponsored by the LSU School of Music and rarely missed a Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra concert. Memorial donations may be made to University United Methodist Church.