Kathy CAMPION

Age 81 Passed away peacefully Sept. 21, 2022 Daughter of Lawrence and Delores (Drury) Merten, she grew up in Shoreview, MN and graduated from the Convent of the Visitation School in 1959. Kathy attended Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI and the School of Associated Arts in St. Paul, MN. Kathy met her husband, Bill, at a drive-in restaurant in Minneapolis in 1958. They were married March 3, 1962 (60 years). Kathy became a proud Marine Corps wife when Bill entered the Marine Corps March 12, 1962. They began raising their two older children, Chris and Lisa, in duty stations in Florida, Texas, and California before moving back to St. Paul in 1967 when Bill became a pilot for Northwest Airlines. Their two younger children, Colin and Jenna, were born while living in their house on Arlington Ave. by Como Lake before moving into the house| where Kathy grew up on Lake Owasso in Shoreview, MN. Kathy owned and then managed the Turf Club on University Ave. in St. Paul from 1984 to 1994. In her spare time she volunteered at Visitation and St. Thomas Academy, where her children attended school, organizing clay modeling and craft activities for the Merrie Market. Kathy enjoyed working with her hands and spent hours outside at the lake landscaping and gardening, or in her workshop in the cottage doing woodwork, when she wasn't planning or participating in activities for her granddaughters, Amanda, Ashley, and Bridgette, who visited the lake each summer. When it was time to escape the Minnesota winter weather, Kathy and Bill spent time with friends and family at the Pacifica Resort in Ixtapa, Mexico and at their home in Sun City, AZ where Kathy enjoyed being active in the clay club. Kathy is survived by her husband Bill; her children, Lisa Holter Ankel (Felix), Colin, and Jenna Dolan (Matt); and her eight grandchildren, Amanda, Ashley and Bridgette Campion, Mitchell Holter, Atticus Ankel, Connor Campion, Sean, and Lara Dolan. She was preceded in death by her eldest daughter Katherine; eldest son Chris; grandson Jack Holter; parents Larry and Delores Merten; and parents-in-law George and Vivian Campion. She will be remembered for her generosity, her ability to easily talk with anyone, and her ever present smile. A memorial service is planned at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview, MN on Saturday, October 22nd at 11am. In lieu of flowers or memorials, please support Visitation School at www.visitation.net