Obituary: Helen Clare Kluetz Of Chester

CHESTER, NJ — Helen Clare Kluetz, formerly of Chester, died earlier this month in Palm Bay Florida following a long illness. She was 91.

According to her obituary from William J. Leber Funeral Home, Kluetz was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Bloomfield to parents John and Helen Allen. Younger sister to John Jr. and Donald, Kluetz was a Bloomfield High School graduate.

After Kluetz's first husband, Carl Schroeder, died, she remarried and moved to Chester where she lived for more than 60 years. In Chester, Kluetz raised three children, held several jobs and served as the Chester Township Deputy Court Administrator and the Washington Township (Morris Co.) Court Administrator.

Her last job before retirement was as a Processing Manager for a Chester Real Estate.

Kluetz was also engaged in community activities and was involved for a time with the Black River Playhouse in Chester. She loved reading, traveling with her husband, George, and dining at local restaurants with friends and family.

Kluetz is proceeded in death by her brothers, her parents, her husband George, her first husband Carl and her son Jack "Ty."

Kluetz was remembered by her family in a private service. Donations can be made in her name to a local hospice.