1 Upcoming Event
Celebration of Life
MAR
27
Friday, March 27, 2026
4:30 - 8:30 pm
Alki Beach Park Bathhouse
2701 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
Kathryn died unexpectedly on October 11, 2025 in Seattle, WA.
Born in Willimantic, CT, Kathryn’s first home was surrounded by natural beauty in the James Lippincott Goodwin estate, now the 1800 James L. Goodwin State Forest in Hampton. Her first home featured a fulltime gardener to tend the formal gardens and original Audubon prints adorning the living rooms. After a few years -- in a prelude to heaven -- she took up residence in Vancouver, BC, where she added “eh” to her vocabulary.
Still a tot, she crossed the Susquehanna River and spent many of her formative years in Millersville, PA. After an interview at Psyche Cattell’s Nursery School in Lancaster, she learned that she had to be potty trained to attend. She trained herself in a weekend! This episode was early testimony of her determination and free spirit.
In elementary school, she met the legendary Judy Williams Henry the founder of Movement Laboratory, a Lancaster, PA dance company that focused on character as well as dance. This is when Kathryn found her love of dance – a love that would last the rest of her life.
The culturally diverse John Piersol McCaskey High School enabled Kathryn to hone her other skills: in math via the Math Club and writing and editing for Burning Glass the school literary magazine and The Vidette, the school newspaper. Kathryn explored a wide variety of academic interests as an undergraduate and eventually settled on a mathematics major at Wesleyan University (CT). But while math was her major, modern dance dominated her university life.
After graduation, Kathryn spent a decade working for an environmental policy consulting firm in Washington, DC. Her efforts centered on writing proposed legislation for above-ground liquid storage systems from small carboys to petroleum tank farms. In her spare time, Kathryn continued dancing with two dance companies in DC.
It was dance, and the love of the PNW coast, that moved Kathryn to Seattle where she danced with a few modern dance companies--she particularly loved the mix of trapeze and dance she did with a modern dance circus. It was then that she enrolled in a graduate physical therapy program at the University of Washington. Once completed, Kathryn worked at UW Medical Center in intensive care with the most challenged patients. Colleagues had this to say about Kathryn:
“I have been working with her for over 10 years. She was always positive, hard worker, a patient’s advocate & had a great sense of humor!”
“Kathryn was one of the first people I met on this job and I absolutely fell in love with her tenacity.”
“She was no-funny- business while also being hilarious.”
“Kathryn was always a ray of sunshine on the unit and she is truly missed.”
“I worked with Kathryn off and on since 2011. She was so kind, helpful and genuine.”
Nurturing patients and promoting collegiality in her unit, along with tenacity and insight enabled Kathryn to lead the formation of a collective bargaining unit that supported physical therapists in their work and improved health care. Kathryn was a compassionate caregiver who would offer assistance to those next-door or a continent away, family and friends; burning vacation time to do so. She cared for people, cats and plants, showering them with love, affection, and concern. Taking care was her love language.
Kathryn was predeceased by stepsister Karen Pianka and long-term friend Alberto Youngblood. She is survived by her mother Nancy B. Creed, father Guy L. Steucek (Helen L. Dunlap), sister Anna F. Creed (Steven M. Durham), stepsister Gretchen A. Pianka (Andrew Kull), sister-in-law Amy Guadagnoli, and a horde of adoring aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Celebrations of Kathryn will be on March 27, 2026 at the Alki Beach Park Bathhouse from 4:30-8:30 pm in Seattle and on a date TBD in May 2026 in Maine. Please RSVP to the Seattle event here: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/katlife. We want to make sure we have enough food. Kathryn wouldn't want anyone to go hangry.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), nami.org, or the Hawaii International Film Festival, hiff.org, would be appreciated.
Born in Willimantic, CT, Kathryn’s first home was surrounded by natural beauty in the James Lippincott Goodwin estate, now the 1800 James L. Goodwin State Forest in Hampton. Her first home featured a fulltime gardener to tend the formal gardens and original Audubon prints adorning the living rooms. After a few years -- in a prelude to heaven -- she took up residence in Vancouver, BC, where she added “eh” to her vocabulary.
Still a tot, she crossed the Susquehanna River and spent many of her formative years in Millersville, PA. After an interview at Psyche Cattell’s Nursery School in Lancaster, she learned that she had to be potty trained to attend. She trained herself in a weekend! This episode was early testimony of her determination and free spirit.
In elementary school, she met the legendary Judy Williams Henry the founder of Movement Laboratory, a Lancaster, PA dance company that focused on character as well as dance. This is when Kathryn found her love of dance – a love that would last the rest of her life.
The culturally diverse John Piersol McCaskey High School enabled Kathryn to hone her other skills: in math via the Math Club and writing and editing for Burning Glass the school literary magazine and The Vidette, the school newspaper. Kathryn explored a wide variety of academic interests as an undergraduate and eventually settled on a mathematics major at Wesleyan University (CT). But while math was her major, modern dance dominated her university life.
After graduation, Kathryn spent a decade working for an environmental policy consulting firm in Washington, DC. Her efforts centered on writing proposed legislation for above-ground liquid storage systems from small carboys to petroleum tank farms. In her spare time, Kathryn continued dancing with two dance companies in DC.
It was dance, and the love of the PNW coast, that moved Kathryn to Seattle where she danced with a few modern dance companies--she particularly loved the mix of trapeze and dance she did with a modern dance circus. It was then that she enrolled in a graduate physical therapy program at the University of Washington. Once completed, Kathryn worked at UW Medical Center in intensive care with the most challenged patients. Colleagues had this to say about Kathryn:
“I have been working with her for over 10 years. She was always positive, hard worker, a patient’s advocate & had a great sense of humor!”
“Kathryn was one of the first people I met on this job and I absolutely fell in love with her tenacity.”
“She was no-funny- business while also being hilarious.”
“Kathryn was always a ray of sunshine on the unit and she is truly missed.”
“I worked with Kathryn off and on since 2011. She was so kind, helpful and genuine.”
Nurturing patients and promoting collegiality in her unit, along with tenacity and insight enabled Kathryn to lead the formation of a collective bargaining unit that supported physical therapists in their work and improved health care. Kathryn was a compassionate caregiver who would offer assistance to those next-door or a continent away, family and friends; burning vacation time to do so. She cared for people, cats and plants, showering them with love, affection, and concern. Taking care was her love language.
Kathryn was predeceased by stepsister Karen Pianka and long-term friend Alberto Youngblood. She is survived by her mother Nancy B. Creed, father Guy L. Steucek (Helen L. Dunlap), sister Anna F. Creed (Steven M. Durham), stepsister Gretchen A. Pianka (Andrew Kull), sister-in-law Amy Guadagnoli, and a horde of adoring aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Celebrations of Kathryn will be on March 27, 2026 at the Alki Beach Park Bathhouse from 4:30-8:30 pm in Seattle and on a date TBD in May 2026 in Maine. Please RSVP to the Seattle event here: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/katlife. We want to make sure we have enough food. Kathryn wouldn't want anyone to go hangry.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), nami.org, or the Hawaii International Film Festival, hiff.org, would be appreciated.
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