Obituaries : Kathleen Ann Kayser Brummer

Kathleen Ann Kayser Brummer

SHELLSBURG: Kathleen Ann Kayser Brummer, 69 of Shellsburg died Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha.

Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 East Sixth Street) in Vinton where a Memorial Service will begin at 7:00 PM with Fr. Ardel Barta as Celebrant. Private Family burial will be at a later date at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Walker. A Memorial Fund has been established.

Kathleen was born May 24, 1944 to Harold and Lucille (Alberts) Kayser at Walker. She graduated from Walker High School in 1962. On June 2, 1962 Kathleen was united in marriage to Leo Brummer at Cedar Rapids, the couple later divorced. Kathleen worked for many years as a cook at the Hiawatha Care Center and retired in 2008. Kathleen was a avid reader in her spare time.

She is survived by her daughter, Barb (Mark) Persons of Cedar Rapids; her two sons, Brian (Chris Relf) Brummer of Shellsburg and Brett Brummer also of Shellsburg; her canine companion, Ginger; her very close friend, Marilyn Mier; her grandchildren, April and Stacy Schoonover, Nycole and Jackson Persons, Melissa (Kevin) Schueller, Dillon Brummer, Jeremy Brummer, Alina Armstrong, Andrew and Aliza Brummer; her two great grandchildren, Aiden and Avery Schueller; and her brother, David (Bonny) Kayser of Walker.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jim Kayser.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.