Kathleen Kletzel Dorst

1946 - 2024

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and daughter, Kathleen Kletzel Dorst, was called home to heaven on December 30th, 2024. She was 78 years old. Kathleen was fiercely independent, incredibly inquisitive, and truly loved others.

She was preceded in death by her mother Hazel Kletzel and father George Kletzel.

Kathleen had a loving heart and cherished her family. She proudly raised two children, Deedre and Michael, in a happy and loving home. She was a dedicated mother, treasured her children, and embraced every moment with them.

As an amazing and devoted Grandmother, she was the beloved Grammy to Nicolas (Deedre and Butch) and his wife Caroline; Grandma Kathy to Chloe, Emma, and Grace (Michael); and Grandma Kathy to Noah, Natalie, and Haley (Michael and Darci). She always shared an abundance of love, fun, faith, and unconditional support.

She was an extraordinarily kind, loving, and welcoming mother-in-law to Butch (Deedre) and Darci (Michael).

She loved her sister Linda and brother-in-law Keith so very much and cherished all of their many wonderful memories together over the years.

She was a special and loving aunt, great aunt, and great-great aunt to Ryan (Laurie), Poppy, Phenix; Melinda (Tom), Cameron (Cydnee), Adeline, Amberly, Elliot; and Ronnie (Sarah), Zoey, and Ryder.

At her request, there will be a funeral service at Faith Manhattan Church in Manhattan, Kansas on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:00 am, with a visitation at 9:00 am. There will be a private internment at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Oregon. It was her wishes that those attending her service not wear black; instead, we invite you to wear colorful attire. Kathleen's favorite color was lavender and purple.

As she so beautifully stated right before she passed on to be with our Lord Jesus, "It is going to be so beautiful there. It will be so beautiful. It is all going to be okay."

Kathy received Christ into her life at an earlier age and continued to grow closer to Jesus until the day that she met the Lord face to face. May her beautiful faith bring peace and inspiration to your hearts and souls.

Thank you for all the love, respect, and kind wishes you have shown to our family.

In lieu of flowers, we kindly request you consider making a donation to one of the following wonderful organizations in her loving memory:

Faith Manhattan Church, where her soul was lovingly supported in faith, family, and friendship.

https://www.faithmanhattan.org/give

or

Good Shepherd Hospice House, where they provided loving care to her in her final days.

https://goodshepherdhh.org/memorial-donations/

The Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, is assisting the family with arrangements. YMLfuneralhome.com.