Beth A. Klitch

Klitch Beth A. Klitch, born January 16, 1958, died September 29, 2015, at Kobacker House, following a long illness. Beth graduated from Grandview Heights High School, 1976 and from Miami University, where she was the first female student body president. She was chief of the Nursing Home Division of the Ohio State Department of Health and later president of her company, Survey Solutions, which worked with nursing homes to meet and maintain accreditation standards. She was on the first Board of Trustees of the Grandview/Marble Cliff Education Foundation. Beth is survived by husband, Larry L. Kirkpatrick; daughter, Caroline (Brian) Kren and their children, Jonathan and Alexandra;, daughter, Abigail Kirkpatrick; parents, Richard and Joan Klitch; sisters, Jenny Klitch (Brad Sprayberry) and sons, Ryan, Colin and Austin, and Jodi Bricker and her daughters, Natalie and Ella; brother, Timothy (Barbara) Klitch and their sons, Andrew, Matthew and Daniel; mother-in-law, Corinne Kirkpatrick; brother-in-law, Dean Kirkpatrick; and sister-in-law, Cathy Seighman. She is preceded in death by brother Michael Klitch, maternal grandparents Bryan and Helen Smith, paternal grandparents Herman and Ida Klitch and father-in-law George Kirkpatrick. Special thanks to caretakers Grace, Esther, Desiree and to the staff at Kobacker House. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Ohio Health Hospice, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Visitation will be Saturday, October 10 from 4-6 p.m. at DEY0-DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, 1578 West First Ave. in Grandview. Online condolences may be made at www.deyodavis.com.