Vicki Kleist

Vicki LynMarie Kleist, 34 of Minneapolis, formerly of Rushford, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Vicki was born August 1, 1976 in Winona to Arthur & Eline (Johnson) Kleist. She attended Rushford-Peterson High School where she participated in many plays and also track and field. She graduated in 1994. After graduation, she attended St. Mary's University in Winona where she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree. She then moved to Minneapolis where she was currently taking classes at the University of Minnesota. While living in Minneapolis, she worked at various theaters including Orchestra Hall, the Children's Theatre, Stages Theatre and Northrop Auditorium. She worked for nine years at Starbucks and enjoyed every minute of it. One of Vicki's favorite hobbies was traveling; she had been to Europe a couple times and many other interesting places. Her favorite place was Germany.Vicki is survived by her parents, Arthur & Eline of Rushford; brother, Daniel (Cindy) Kleist of Rushford; nieces and nephews, Ora Yonts, Ellen, Bradley and Greg Johnson; great-niece, Rebecca Witt; many aunts, uncles and cousins; her sorority sisters from St. Mary's and many other close friends.She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Earl & Evelyn Johnson and Ervin & Josephine Kleist; and an aunt, JoAnne Busch.Funeral Service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, January 22, at Rushford Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4 - 8 p.m., Friday at Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Please share a memory of Vicki in her online guestbook and view her video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/191013