Memorial service for Kathryn Anne (Canty) Karst, 76, of Peever will be held on Friday, May 31, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Peever Lutheran Church, Peever, with the Rev. Sheila Pohl and Fr. Joseph Hitpas, OMI officiating. Organist will be Estelle Pearson with special music by Karla Karst and Pat Schubert. Honorary pallbearers will be all of Kathryn's grandchildren: Karlie, Kellie, Katie, Derek, Hannah and Olivia. Interment will be in the Peever Cemetery, Peever, at a later date. The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, is in charge of arrangements.
Kathryn Anne Canty was born on Jan. 1, 1937, in Wellsville, N.Y., to Daniel and Elizabeth (McDonough) Canty. She was raised in Belmont, N.Y., and graduated from High School in 1954. She attended Alfred University in Hornell, N.Y. In 1956, she started working for the U.S. State Department in Mexico City; Costa Rica; Mozembique, South Africa; and Morocco in Northern Africa, until 1969. She traveled throughout the world. She met her husband Paul in Rabat, Morocco, where she was working as an assistant to the ambassador at the U.S. embassy and Paul was a sergeant in the Marine Corps working embassy security.
Paul and Kathy were united in marriage on Feb. 1, 1969, in Belmont, N.Y. They lived briefly in Vermont before moving to South Dakota where Paul was raised. Kathy worked at Northeast Cooperative Special Education Department for more than 20 years while they raised their family in Groton. Paul and Kathy retired to the country lifestyle in Peever. She was an avid sewer and loved to make quilts. She loved baseball and followed her sons and grandchildren wherever they played. She enjoyed attending many baseball games throughout her travels, as well as local ballgames. She was so proud of her sons being military-minded and of what they have done and accomplished. She enjoyed camping and fishing on the pontoon when she could. Kathy fought cancer since 2000 and was escorted to heaven on May 25, 2013, at her home.
Kathryn is survived by her husband, Paul, of Peever; two sons: Daniel Benjamin and wife, Karla, of Peever, and Jayson Fredrick and fiancé, Christy, of Kindred, N.D.; six grandchildren: Karlie, Kellie, Karie, Derek, Hannah and Olivia.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Elizabeth; one brother, Daniel; grandparents, William and Hulga McDonough.
For Kathryn's obituary and online registry, please visit cahillfuneralchapel.com.