Katherine Geerts

Katherine M. “Kathi” Geerts, age 55, of rural Preston, Iowa, died Sunday, December 9, 2007 at her home. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Inurnment will take place in Preston Cemetery in Preston at a later date. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at the Funeral Home in Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to Hospice of Jackson County, Iowa in Kathi’s memory.

Kathi was born on April 14, 1952, the daughter of William D. and Doreen (Braithwaite) Pristupa in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Glendale High School in Arizona. Kathi married Richard Geerts on February 25, 1989 in Hanover, Illinois.

Kathi worked as a Quality Control Specialist for the U.S. Government for over 30 years. Kathi enjoyed her work and was an avid reader. Most of all Kathi loved spending time with her family.

Kathi will be dearly missed by her husband, Richard; two sons, Michael (Debbie) Potter of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Larry Keith (Rachel) Potter of South Korea; eight grandchildren, Michael Harris, Thadeus Ballard, Adrianna, Sheila, Kelly, James, Ashley, and Amber Potter; her mother Doreen Braithwaite of Smyrna, Tennessee; two brothers, David (Brenda) Pristupa of Grace, Idaho and Stephen Burroughs of Phoenix, Arizona; two sisters, Mary G. Quimby of Smyrna, Tennessee and Elizabeth (Tom) Burgard of Phoenix, Arizona; nieces Trisha Walls, Brittany Burgard,Jamie Pristupa; nephews Andrew Burgard, and Scott Pristupa.

Kathi is preceded in death by her grandparents and her father William.