Edith O. Kline died peacefully at the age of 102 on December 13, 2021, after a very full life. She was the last of the children of her parents, Marguerite and Harry Ollivett, to die. Edith was predeceased by her parents and her siblings: Harry, Edward, Warren, Marjorie, Hilda, and Jeannette. Edith was born in La Grangeville, NY on September 19, 1919, and attended Arlington Schools graduating from Arlington High School in 1938. Edith then attended Kessler Commercial School. A child of the Depression, she began working very young as a mother's helper and delivering newspapers. Her long work career included being a milk taster, a legal secretary, and a secretary for the Dairymen's League, the Hyde Park School District, and the Hyde Park Methodist Church. She finally retired in 1980 from IBM.
Edith married Hull G. Way in 1948 and is survived by the two children from that marriage, Linda Way and Kevin Way and his wife Mary Bellizia-Way and their children Matt Hartmann and Cassedy and Peter Way. After 25 years of marriage, Hull died in 1974. In 1978 Edith married Irving Andrews and shared and is survived by his three children Thomas Andrews and his wife Emma Jane, Joann Andrews, and Cynthia Godfrey and her husband Al. Irv died in 1981. In 1982 Edith married Bernard Kline and celebrated 26 years of marriage to him until his death in 2008. She shared and is survived by Bernie's three children: Greg Kline and his wife Suzanne, Barbara Kochis, and Lorrie Kaplan and her husband Robert.
Children had a special place in Edith's heart, so she was delighted that through her three husbands she gained 20 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. Edith is also survived by her family and friends at The Landing whose staff called her, "Grandma" and treated her like a queen making her last four years a joy.
Edith loved getting together with her large family both near where she grew up in Pleasant Valley or wherever the many members lived. She loved traveling including to Florida where she and Bernie wintered for many years and had many friends. She loved to read, to follow current events including politics, and to sing. Edith had been a long-time resident of Hyde Park, NY until she moved to The Landing in Poughkeepsie and was a longstanding member of St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park.
A memorial service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park on Saturday, April 30 at noon. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie at 10 Children's Way Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.