Karin B. Kleinschmidt

Karin B. Kleinschmidt, 88, of Manchester, passed away peacefully June 19, 2025 after a brief illness.

Karin was born in Itzehoe, Germany, on May 5, 1937 to Otto and Kathe (Siebeling) Timm. She graduated from high school before moving on to her family’s restaurant business where she eventually met and was married to Reinhard Kleinschmidt until his passing in 2017. They emigrated to the United States in the early 1960s where Karin worked as a quality control technician for Perkin Elmer in Connecticut and RCA in Manchester where they moved in 1971, living in Bedford and finally in Manchester.

Karin was predeceased by her parents, and her brother Peter Timm.

In her spare time, Karin enjoyed traveling with Reinhard to Florida to escape New Hampshire winters and to Germany to visit and reconnect with family and friends. They also enjoyed rousing games of Canasta with friends.

She is survived by her sister, Ellen Petersen, of Germany; cousin, Lisa Helfricht, of Minnesota; brother-in-law, Kurt Kleinschmidt, of Germany; sister-in-law, Karla Kleinschmidt, of Connecticut; and many nieces and nephews in New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Minnesota, Nevada and Germany.

The family wants to take this time to acknowledge the care and compassion provided to Karin by the staff and volunteers at Granite VNA Hospice. Thank you also to the many others who over the years have provided friendship and support.

SERVICES: There will be no services at the family’s request.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in Karin’s name to: Granite VNA Hospice House, 240 Pleasant St., Concord, NH 03301.