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Kathleen Sharon Brady - Class Of 1954 VIEW PROFILE

Kathleen Sharon Brady

KATHLEEN BRADY

May 28, 1936 - Feb. 17, 2012
SOUTH BEND - Kathleen Sharon Brady, 75, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died Friday, February 17, 2012, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born May 28, 1936, in Mishawaka, Indiana, the daughter of Ivan G. and Suelette R. (Campbell) Brady.

Kathy graduated with the Class of 1954 from John Adams High School in South Bend, Indiana. She attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University in 1958. At Indiana University, she was an honorary member of the Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society, a Home Economics Sorority, Pleiades, a scholarship sorority and Zeta Tau Alpha, a social sorority.

Kathy was a teacher in Michigan at Hastings High School, Battle Creek Central High School, two elementary schools in Middleville, Thornapple Kellogg School, and then she completed her teaching career at DeTour Area Schools. Kathy was a former member of the Drummond Island Homemakers.

She enjoyed her close friendships and reading. She loved her dog "Bones."

Kathy is survived by her sons, Steven J. "Duke" Damon of Battle Creek and Donald P. Van Duine of Jackson, Michigan; sister-in-law, Betty Brady; nieces and nephews, Tey Brady, Hope Galloway and Faith Wandrie; and former husband, Lester G. Gardiner.

Kathy was preceded in death by former husbands, James R. Damon and Paul Van Duine; and by her brother, Terry Brady.

A memorial service will be held at a later date on Drummond Island. Her cremated remains will be buried at Drummond Island Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-4001, or at www.jdrf.org. The Reamer Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129 in Pickford, is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.reamergalerfuneralhome.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Feb. 29, 2012.
11/29/2022 EJS



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