Kathryn L. Palmer, 87, of
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
, died Monday, July 21, 2008, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital-Long Term Care Unit in
Grundy
Center
, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice.
Private family graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at
Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in
Grundy
Center
. Visitation will be Friday, July 25, 2008, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., where the family will be present to greet friends. Memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church in
Grundy
Center
, or to
Cedar
Valley
Hospice-Grundy
Center
site.
Kathryn was born October 2, 1920, in
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
, the daughter of Raymond and Leona (McCullough) Taft.
Kathryn attended Grundy Center Schools and graduated with the Grundy Center High School Class of 1938.
She furthered her education by attending
Iowa
State
Teachers College
in
Cedar Falls
.
On March 12, 1942, Kathryn was united in marriage to Carl Jefferson Palmer.
After their marriage they made their home in
Grundy
Center
, where Kathryn served as the church organist at First Presbyterian Church for twenty-five years.
She also taught piano lessons to many children in
Grundy
Center
, throughout the years. Kathryn’s husband Carl died on June 9, 2002, and she continued to make
Grundy
Center
her home.
She was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in
Grundy
Center
.
Kathryn devoted her life to her music and her family.
She is survived by two sons, Ron Palmer and his wife Sherry of Decatur, Illinois; and Ed Palmer and his wife Pat of West Des Moines, Iowa; three grandchildren, Brian Palmer; Brad Palmer and his wife Amy; and Brooke Palmer; two great-grandchildren, Hannah and Hayden Palmer; and, one sister-in-law, Dorothy Palmer of
Grundy Center
,
Iowa
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Carl; and one brother, James Taft.
