Katherine A. Bleich, age 62, of Beaver Dam, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Columbus Community Hospital.
Friends and family may call at the Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam in Beaver Dam on Monday, August 13, 2007 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, where the rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM. On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, people may call at St. Katharine Drexel Church, 127 W. Maple Avenue, in Beaver Dam from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at church, beginning at 11:00 AM. Fr. Carlos Florez will officiate. Burial will be at St. Patrick”s Cemetery in the Town of Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
The former Katherine Ann Hartt was born on April 28, 1945 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to the late John M. and Ellen A. (O”Connor) Hartt. She was a graduate of Fall River High School, class of 1963. On August 10, 1963, Kathy was united in marriage with Ronald Guelzow. He preceded her in death in 1976. On October 29, 1988, she was united in marriage with William H. Bleich in Columbus. Kathy worked for Creative Community Living Services in Beaver Dam for the past five years and had previously worked at Perry Printing in Waterloo for 10 years. She was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Parish in Beaver Dam.
Survivors include her husband, William H. Bleich of Beaver Dam, her son David (Jodi) Guelzow of Circle Pine, Minnesota and his four children Jacob, Dylan, Joshua and Jessie, two step daughters, Ann Marie Bleich (fiancAC., Cary Dahl) of Portage and Mary Lou Bushor (fiancAC., Preston Crook) of Beaver Dam and her three children Cody, Stephanie and Whitney, three sisters, Pearl Hermanson of Hartford, Ethel Machkovch of Beaver Dam, and Mary Ellen (Oliver “Bud) Jones of Fall River, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, two brothers, John Eckel and John Hartt, her sister, JoAnn Frank, her fathers and mothers-in-law, Norbert and Virginia Guelzow and Harry W. and Gertrude Bleich.
The family suggests that memorials be made in Katherine A. Bleich”s name to the American Cancer Society, 8317 Elderberry Road, Madison, WI 53717.
The Murray Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is serving the family. Online condolences may be made on our website at www.MurrayFH.com.
Service Details
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007, 11:00am, St. Katharine Drexel Maple Ave. Church-Beaver Dam
Interment Details
St. Patrick’s Cemetery-Beaver Dam