January 21, 1951 - August 11, 2024

  Kathy was born at home in Balsam Lake, WI.    Luckily, her Aunt Peg was there to help with the birth.  She was the oldest of six: her sisters are    Patricia (Wally) Hendrickson, Michele (Larry) Johnson and Victoria Panek.  Her brothers: Terrence (Kathy) Bork and the late Edward Bork.

  Over the years Kathy lived in many places: Balsam Lake, WI, Oakdale, MN, North St. Paul, Albuquerque, NM, and White Bear Lake, MN.  She attended high school in North St. Paul where she sang in the choir, participated in gymnastics (balance beam), and it was during this time she came in as runner-up in the Miss North St. Paul pageant.

  She met the love of her life, Jim, in 1969 while she worked at the Kresge’s in the Sunray shopping center.  She worked the lunch counter and Jim worked next door at Kinney Shoes.  She married Jim on September 21, 1970 and lived in Albuquerque while he served in the army.  When they returned to MN they bought their first home in Oakdale, 2 blocks from where she grew up. They bought their current home, in White Bear Lake, in 1976.

  Over the years Kathy worked many jobs: St. Jude Medical, State of MN, American Bank, Northwords Secretarial Service (she owned), Life Fit Training (she owned), Festival Foods and North American Lutheran Church.

  Kathy loved dogs.  She and Jim were parents to Boots, Buster, Muffin, Jack and Ginger.  She also had many   hobbies that brought joy to her life: singing that she took great pride in with the North High Alumni Choir for many years, as well as singing in the church choir, and performing solos. She sewed (since 7th grade), and found peace in acrylic painting, gardening, traveling, scuba diving and golfing.

   She also found great peace with her church family as a member of Eastern Heights Lutheran Church all her married life. She loved her family and friends with her whole being and will always be near in our hearts.

   In lieu of flowers, donations to Eastern Heights Lutheran Church would be appreciated.