Anita D. Klaiman Clark special education teacher who loved the arts Anita D. Klaiman passed away on Thursday at her home in Somerset, N.J. Mrs. Klaiman was born in Boston, Mass., and graduated from The Girls' Latin School. She earned her bachelor's degree in education and master's degree in special education from Kean University. Mrs. Klaiman was employed by the Clark, N.J., Board of Education for 26 years, primarily as a special education teacher. She loved the arts and frequently attended concerts and Broadway shows. She also enjoyed playing bridge and mahjong and socializing with her many friends in the community. Mrs. Klaiman was predeceased by her husband, David H. Klaiman, in 2007. She is survived by her daughters, Michelle Rubin and her husband, David, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; Carolyn Racusin and her husband, Warren, of Mendham, N.J., and Valerie Fleischer and her husband, Daniel, of Newton, Mass., and her eight grandchildren, Ramona; Zan and his wife, Rainbow; Rebecca and her husband, Daniel; Eric and his wife, Allyson; Zachary; Jill and her husband, Matt; Douglas and his fiancee, Lee, and Ali. She is also survived by her three great-granddaughters, Flora, Arielle, and Drew. Graveside services are being held privately. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Anita and David H. (1949) Klaiman Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 600 Memorial Dr. W98-200, Cambridge, Mass. 02139-4822.