Katherine Marie "Katty" Brown
October 29, 1931 — August 11, 2011
Katherine Marie “Katty” Brown, 79, of Eureka, passed away gracefully at her home on Thursday, August 11, 2011 from natural causes.
Katty was born on October 29, 1931, to Loris and Mary Bielefeldt, in Wisconsin. Katty graduated from El Dorado High School in 1949. She married the late Leland Brown of Eureka in 1949. Katty and Leland were married for 17 years and had one daughter.
Katty was well remembered for her fantastic smile and hearty laugh. Katty was a phenomenal green thumb who made any flower or plant flourish. Among her favorite things in life were animals, card nights with the girls, and a perfect loaf of French bread. Katty was a loving and supportive mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, who was irrevocably stubborn and fiercely loyal. She loved to champion the underdog.
Katty is survived by her daughter, Jamie and husband, Mark McDermott of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Ryan, Riley, and Ireland McDermott of Bangkok, Thailand; brother, Lyman Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; niece, Susan Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; nephew, Glen Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; cousin, Dan and wife, Kathleen Reeves of Overland Park, Kansas; and her second daughter (at least in spirit), Suzanne Lownes of Overland Park, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 20, 2011 with Reverend Kenneth A. Baker of the First United Methodist Church of Eureka officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which was in charge of service arrangements.
Katty was born on October 29, 1931, to Loris and Mary Bielefeldt, in Wisconsin. Katty graduated from El Dorado High School in 1949. She married the late Leland Brown of Eureka in 1949. Katty and Leland were married for 17 years and had one daughter.
Katty was well remembered for her fantastic smile and hearty laugh. Katty was a phenomenal green thumb who made any flower or plant flourish. Among her favorite things in life were animals, card nights with the girls, and a perfect loaf of French bread. Katty was a loving and supportive mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, who was irrevocably stubborn and fiercely loyal. She loved to champion the underdog.
Katty is survived by her daughter, Jamie and husband, Mark McDermott of Bangkok, Thailand; three grandchildren, Ryan, Riley, and Ireland McDermott of Bangkok, Thailand; brother, Lyman Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; niece, Susan Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; nephew, Glen Bielefeldt of Escondido, California; cousin, Dan and wife, Kathleen Reeves of Overland Park, Kansas; and her second daughter (at least in spirit), Suzanne Lownes of Overland Park, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 20, 2011 with Reverend Kenneth A. Baker of the First United Methodist Church of Eureka officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Eureka. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045, which was in charge of service arrangements.
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