A Celebration of the Life of Kathryn K Stowe

The family will be receiving guests beginning at 10:00am on Saturday, September 14th. A memorial service will follow at 11:00am. Guests are invited to stay for lunch immediately following the memorial, which will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1717 Church Street, Wauwatosa, WI In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.
Kathryn Klug Stowe was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 9, 1936. She passed on to eternal life on August 15th at the age of 87. Beloved daughter of Alice Porter Klug and Norton Klug, Katie is survived by her three sisters Mary Voell (Robert), Judy Pease (Dick), and Ann Rolando (John). She is also survived by her daughters, Susan Nash (David), Elizabeth Stowe, and Mary Schneider (Carl), and her grandchildren, Rachel Nash and Christopher Sharkey-Stowe.
Katie was a graduate of Wauwatosa High School and the University of Wisconsin Madison and a longtime member of the parish at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wauwatosa. In 1978, Katie founded Family Montessori School, which was located at 5806 West Burleigh Street in Milwaukee. Katie later became a lead teacher in the Head Start program at the Milwaukee Urban Day School, retiring in 2000. Katie was loved by her family and friends and would lend a hand on a moment’s notice. She was a voracious reader throughout her life and would often get caught up in a book for hours. Katie was a dancer in her youth and a longtime ballet patron-especially when her daughter or granddaughter was performing-and always enjoyed the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Katie was an animal lover, and her favorite cat, Max, was usually to be found on her lap when she was watching a Milwaukee Badgers, Bucks, or Green Bay Packers game. She also enjoyed summer outings to American Family Field to watch the Milwaukee Brewers play. Katie loved to tailgate and dine outdoors, and her favorite foods were anything with cheese - especially pizza. She loved the ocean and the beach and was fortunate to have spent many family vacations at her parents’ house on Longboat Key, Florida and with her extended family at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.