Kahler, Kathryn Lee 'Kathy'

Kathryn Lee “Kathy” Kahler, 52, of Marengo, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, from complications of cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Trinity United Church of Christ, rural Marengo. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Rick; two daughters, Briana Schmidt (Mike) of Williamsburg and Abby Van Dee (Sid) of Deep River; and five grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Logan and Jonathan Schmidt, and Kahler and Keyan Van Dee. Also surviving are her mother, Joanne Foley (John) of Montour; two sisters, Faye Jenkins (Rick) of Des Moines and Jeanne Kasal (Steve) of Williamsburg; her mother-in-law, Gerry Kahler (Lee) of Amana; and a sister-in-law, Robin Brecht (Doug) of  Blairstown.

She was preceded in death by her father, her grandparents, and her father-in-law, Russell Kahler.

Kathryn Lee Peters was born Dec. 11, 1959, in Marengo, Iowa, the daughter of Richard Lee and Joanne Lee Kurtz Peters. She graduated from Iowa Valley High School in 1978 and married Richard Kahler on May 19, 1979, at Trinity United Church of Christ, rural Marengo. Kathy was employed as an assembly person at Amana Refrigeration for 33 years.

She was an avid Hawkeye fan and also enjoyed working outdoors with the flowers and landscaping. She loved her children and grandchildren and cherished her time with them.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Published May 31, 2012 in The Gazette