Wolfert, Kathleen 'Kathy'

Kathleen “Kathy” Wolfert, 64, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Maple Manor Nursing Home in Rochester after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services for Kathy will be held at Destiny Church, 3240 40th Ave. NW, in Rochester at 4 p.m. Monday, July 22. Visitation will be before the funeral service from 3 to 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Linwood Cemetery, 520 Wilson Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Visitation will be at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, same address, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Survivors include her son, Alex (Jenna) Wolfert of Coralville; son-in-law, Kyle Bye of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Zachary, Alex and Jordan Bye; brothers, Don (Pat) Lynch of Minneapolis and Jack (Joanne) Valiukas of St. Paul, Minn.; sisters, Mary (Barry) Carpenter of Oakdale, Minn., and Luann Anderson of Oakdale, Minn.; Alex's father, Roger Wolfert (Pam) of Onalaska, Wis.; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Meg Bye; parents, John and Edna Valiukas; birth mother, Lillian Lynch; brother, David Marcotte; and nephew, Joe Carpenter.

Kathy was born Nov. 4, 1948, in St. Paul, Minn. She graduated from Harding High School in St. Paul and attended Winona State University. She graduated from Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids. Most recently Kathy worked as a RN research coordinator at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Kathy was a devoted servant of the Lord. She was deeply involved in ministry and outreach to the American Indians. She enjoyed rock hounding, kayaking and dancing.

She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and will be missed by all.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to a memorial fund to be established in Kathy's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Kathy at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published July 21, 2013 in The Gazette