SEVENTH GENERATION

274. Walter Henry KLEINHANS ^{(40) (14)} was born on 26 Jun 1912 in Weehawken, , New Jersey. ⁽¹⁴⁾ Walter was born at 8:30 am at 5 Duer Place, Highwood Park, Weehauken, NJ. He died on 19 Jan 2001 in Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia. Family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was young.

Walter and Esther were married in the middle of the Great Depression of the 1930's, (by Rev. Fr. Dunabauer at St. George RC Church on Allen Ave., Allentown, Pittsburgh, PA.) He had many different jobs until the death of his father in 1945. At this time he took over the management of his father's business with his two brothers. Contractors Equipment Service Company (CESCO) was a going concern until he retired in 1977.
He and Esther moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where they stayed a few years before finally moving to Weekie Wachee, Florida.
After enjoying 17 years in Florida, they were getting too old to care for themselves, so they moved back to Virginia to live with their daughter, Barbara, in Ruckersville in 1997. Walter helped care for Esther, who had Alzheimer's Disease, until November 27, 2000, when he had a heart attack. After several weeks in the hospital, Walter died on January 19, 2001.

He was married to Esther Marie PIERCE (daughter of Albert Arthur PIERCE and Caroline Catherine KONENKAMP) on 2 Sep 1936 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Esther Marie PIERCE⁽⁴¹⁾ was born on 2 May 1914 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. She died on 1 Aug 2001 in Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia. A very special person, Esther deeply loved her husband and family throughout her life. She was vitally interested in life and in every person she came in contact with and always let them be aware of this. Walter Henry KLEINHANS and Esther Marie PIERCE had the following children:

+329 i. Barbara Marie KLEINHANS.
+330 ii. Walter Henry KLEINHANS Jr.
+331 iii. Robert Lindley KLEINHANS.