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Kathleen Meyer

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Kathleen E. Meyer, age 89 of Spring Hill, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, March 22 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment was in the parish cemetery.
Kathleen Elizabeth Illies was born August 16, 1935 in Melrose, Minnesota to Victor and Regina (Meyer) Illies. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1953. She was united in marriage to Sylvester Meyer on September 12, 1955 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove. When Kathleen was 43, Sylvester passed away unexpectedly. She proudly took care of and continued dairy farming on the farm near Spring Hill with her children after Sylvester passed away.
She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Spring Hill where she served as a Eucharistic Minister for church and for shut-ins. Kathleen was a member of St. Michael’s choir for over 50 years and also was a religious education teacher. She volunteered many hours for her parish and was a member of St. Michael’s Christian Women, Catholic United Financial, and St. Mary’s Mission. Kathleen loved quilting, sewing, mending, tending to her garden, was an excellent cook and baker, and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was proud of how many of them she had.
Survivors include her children, Dan (Linda) Meyer of Spring Hill, David (Susan) Meyer of Spring Hill, Mark (Lisa) Meyer of Brooten, Mary (Tom) Stalboerger of Spring Hill, and Roger (Sue) Meyer of Spring Hill; 20 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren with one on the way; son-in-law, John Fuchs of Hackensack; sister and brother, Marie (Mike) Pung of Cold Spring and Dennis (Kathy) Illies of Meire Grove; and sister-in-law, Isabella Meyer of Annandale.
Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvester Meyer on December 19, 1978; parents; infant son, Brian Meyer; daughter, Darlene Fuchs; brothers, Joseph and Harold Illies; sister, Jeanette (George) Fuchs; in-laws, Monica and Dillo Leukam, Leander and Alvera Meyer, Gerald Meyer, and MaryAnn and Ray Gerding.