Kathryn J. Park, 86, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Prince of Peace in Sioux Falls. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church, Huntimer. Visitation will be in St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church on Friday, January 20, 2017 and will begin at 4:00 p.m. The family will be present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with the Christian Wake Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.
Kathryn was born on March 16, 1930, the daughter of Seba and Jane (Young) Foy in Centerville, SD. She grew up on a farm near Centerville and graduated from Centerville High School in 1948. She worked at the telephone office in Sioux Falls until she married Henry Park Jr. The couple married on June 5, 1952 in Centerville. From there, they made their home near Chester where they devoted their life to raising their five children while farming.
She was a member of St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church and Altar Society. She enjoyed the outdoors, spending her time gardening, fishing, camping, and traveling to almost every state including driving to Alaska, as well as to Europe. She enjoyed playing cards and bingo, painting and sketching, liked sharing jokes and had a special place in her heart for her dog, Rat. St Patrick’s Day was always a celebration, as her birthday was the day before and she was 100% Irish.
She is preceded in death by her son, Rodney; her three brothers, Phillip Foy, Robert Foy & James Foy; and two sisters, Vera Burns and Vivian Foy.
Kathryn is survived by her husband of 64 years, Henry Park Jr. of Chester; her sons, Randy (Pat) Park of Arlington and Tom (Janet) Park of Colton; her daughters, Lori (Mike) Paulson of Sioux Falls and Monica (Bob) Greenfield of Sioux Falls; her daughter-in-law, Pat Park of Wentworth; her 15 grandchildren: Aaron (Matthew Gaine) Park, Mandy Park, Jessica (Jafar) Karim, Jennifer (Patrick) Burke, Greg (Katie) Jones, Kari (David) Lavezzi, Kathryn Paulson, Garth (Danelle) Park, Christy (Tom) Bossman, Megan (Seth) Klentz, Scott Park, Jason (Mallory) Park, Ryan Park, Rose Park and Shannon Park; 19 great grandchildren and her sister-in-law, Eleanor Foy of Gull Lake, MN.