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Surviving family include her three children, Col (Ret) Tom Kleiv and wife Karen of Niceville FL, Ray Kleiv and wife Karen of Bigfork MT, and Jurine (Dee Kleiv / Fowler) Urdahl and husband Randy of Broomfield CO. Grand children include Craig Kleiv and wife Sawvalak, Portland OR, Maj (Sel) Dain Kleiv, RAF Mildenhall UK, Chris Kleiv Bigfork MT, Jody Fowler Seattle WA, Mark Fowler and wife Jeri, Billings MT, Karissa and Kelsey Urdahl Broomfield CO and Great Grand Child Mali Kleiv, Portland OR. Barbara was preceded in death by brothers Jack, Don, Danny, and sister Jean. Barbara, known to many as Bobbie, was born in Armington, MT on Nov 2, 1918. The youngest of five children, her mother Lena died when she was 2 years old. She was raised by her father Charles, who worked in the zinc plant for Anaconda Copper in Great Falls where Barbara attended school for 10 years and graduated from high school in 1937. She continued her education at the College of Great Falls where she earned a three year teaching certificate and taught at both Neihart, MT and White Salmon, WA elementary schools. She married Lt T.O. Kleiv from Whitefish, MT in March of 1944 at Pyote Field TX. She and T.O. moved to Shelby in 1946 and continued her career as a multi grade elementary teacher in Dunkirk, Ethridge and Shelby until 1973. They remained together for 49 years until T.O.’s death in 1993. In addition to her teaching activities, she loved children and was St. Luke’s Junior Choir Director and took on responsibilities as Superintendent of the Sunday School for several years. In her more senior years, she worked as a clerk in Wells Drug, participated in Shelby Toast Mistress and the Garden Club. She was a talented cook, loved working in her garden, sewing and traveling to the family Echo Lake cabin in the Flathead. |
Barbara
Lola (Gallagher) Kleiv, 87, a long time resident of Shelby and
formerly of the Flathead Valley and Great Falls MT, passed on
after an extended illness due to Alzheimer’s in the Manor at
Blue Water Bay, Niceville Florida, on June 2, 2006. Funeral
services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2006 at St. Luke’s
Lutheran Church in Shelby, followed by burial in Mountain View
Cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of
arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at