Surrounded by her loving family, Dorothy Evanson Klausner passed away peacefully on Oct. 17, 2011 in San Pedro, Calif., where she lived for 60 years. Dorothy was born in Lemmon, S.D., on July 16, 1926. She graduated from St. Olaf College and earned a B.S. degree in physical education in 1947, then began a teaching career in Montana. She joined her sister in Los Angeles to begin teaching in Bell, Calif.

While attending a square dancing class, she met her life mate and true love, Stanley Klausner, a San Pedro High history teacher. They married in 1951. While raising six kids, she continued to teach part time at Harbor College and San Pedro High School. Vacations were filled with camping trips and traveling the world. Dorothy was an active member of AAUW. She and Stanley enjoyed ballroom dancing, always first on the floor and the last to leave. They danced through life together for 56 years with grace and style.

Dorothy was preceded in death by Stanley, in 2007, and her sister, Dolores Evanson ’43. She is survived by her children, Jean Ritter and husband Mike, Steve Klausner and wife Jill, Cheryl Klausner, Viki Trani and husband Jim, Stan Klausner and wife Cyndy, and Peggy Diaz and husband David; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a large extended family.