Kathleen Olberts

1953 - 2025

Kathleen Olberts

May 15, 1953 - October 5, 2025

Kathleen Ann Olberts, age 72, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2025, after a valiant battle with a progressive illness in Davis, Calif.

Kathy was born on May 15, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisc.

At age seven, Kathy and her family moved to Moline, Ill. She graduated from Moline High School in 1971 and earned her undergraduate and MBA from the University of Illinois.

After living and working in Chicago for eight years, Kathy moved to San Francisco, Calif., where she continued her long and successful career in the corporate marketing world. Later in her career, she became a life coach and career counselor.

After Kathy's retirement, she relocated from San Francisco to Sacramento, Calif. Besides her enthusiasm for tennis and volleyball, Kathy was a passionate lover of music throughout her entire life. She played the guitar, ukulele, and piano as well as participating in many singing groups.

Kathy will be fondly remembered as a kind and caring person.

Her generous spirit, love, and dedication to her family and friends will forever remain in the lives of all who knew her.

Those left to cherish Kathy's memory are her loving spouse, Shauna Joseph; her mother, Lois Olberts of Silvis, Ill.; brothers, Mark (Annie) Olberts, Gregg (Jeanna) Olberts, John Olberts, and Scott (Cristi) Olberts; niece, Melissa Faris, and nephew, Adam Olberts; cousins, Sheila (Jose) Jeanneau and Peter (Karla) Christensen; as well as a host of cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by an Uncle, Robert Christensen, and an Aunt, Mary Ellen Christensen.

Kathy's father, Duane Olberts, recently passed away on November 28, 2025.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Christ the King Church in Moline, Ill., followed by a funeral mass at 11 a.m. to honor both Kathy and her recently deceased father, Duane.

Wendt Funeral Home

Moline, IL