Margrette (“Margie,” “Marge,” “Meg,” and “Mom”) was born in Port Townsend, Washington, on February 14, 1927, to Margrette Elizabeth (Olsen) Hansen and Daniel Lewis Hansen. The first seven years of her life were spent on the shores of Discovery Bay. When she was in the third grade, her family moved to Ballard. Her sister, Ethel, invited her to go to Bethany Baptist Church, where Margie committed her life to Jesus Christ. She graduated from Ballard High School in 1945, and after that, attended Northwest Bible Institute, where she met the love of her life, Harvey Ellis Kleiven. They married on December 19, 1947. Together, they raised a family, and pioneered and pastored several churches.

Margie was a wonderful wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, friend, and homemaker. During her lifetime, she obtained her real estate license, worked as the first Administrative Assistant to the Director of Nurses at Evergreen Hospital when it opened in the 1970s, and worked for the Oregon State Department of Transportation. She loved reading and writing. She wrote many poems and stories, and left a legacy of books for her children through journaling the story of her life.

Margie left this earth for her heavenly home on March 1, 2022, at the age of 95. She was in her home at Brookdale Arbor Place, surrounded by friends and family. She was preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Debbie Kleiven; and grandchild, Kayli Heart.

She is survived by her sister, Ethel May Ottesen (97); her husband of 74 years, Harvey Ellis Kleiven (94); and their four children, Karen Guimont and spouse George, Loren Kleiven, Marla Kempf and spouse Wayne, and Jael Heart; and eight grandchildren, Aaron Guimont and spouse Shellie, Daniel Guimont and spouse Robyn, Shayla Kyser, Shona Franklin and spouse Brooks, Chaini Heart, Joni Cummings, Cassie Merritt and spouse Tanner, and Eric Eller and spouse Claire. She had 16 great-grandchildren, Alex and Ava Guimont, LJ, Rylee, Maleah, and Leland Guimont, Daniel and Bethany Kyser, Rockie, Tucker, Penny, and Jo Anna Franklin, Adrian and Marissa Cummings, and Gracelynn and Mackenzie Merritt; and one great-great-grandchild, Penelope Kyser.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Margrette Kleiven’s name to Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child (013477).

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