Katheryn R. Northrop obituary: Katheryn R. Northrop's Obituary, Dove Topeka
In Memory Of
Katheryn R. "Kathy" Northrop
1939 - 2016
In Memory Of
Katheryn R. "Kathy" Northrop
1939 - 2016
Katheryn R. Northrop, 77, of Topeka, passed away on May 21, 2016. Kathy was born on February 17, 1939 to Fred and Crystal Coker in Valley Falls, Kansas.
Kathy attended Meriden High School. She was one of the first women to attend Yoder Police Academy in Hutchinson, where she went to work at KU Medical Center as a police officer. She later went to work and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield as the Cafeteria Supervisor. Kathy was not one to stay home, so she went to work at Lynn’s Place in Oakland and then the Dillard’s of North Topeka, Majr Thrift.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Buddy; brother, Harry “Bud” Coker; sister, Nadean Desch and a daughter-in-law, Linda Hollenbeck.
She is survived by her daughters, Crystal (Rusty) Addington; Kelly (Russell Wolf) Hollenbeck, Shelly Brandenburgh; sons, Terry Hollenbeck and Ron (Deanna) Hollenbeck. Kathy has 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Garfield Shelter House. Burial will follow at Meriden Cemetery.
Kathy attended Meriden High School. She was one of the first women to attend Yoder Police Academy in Hutchinson, where she went to work at KU Medical Center as a police officer. She later went to work and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield as the Cafeteria Supervisor. Kathy was not one to stay home, so she went to work at Lynn’s Place in Oakland and then the Dillard’s of North Topeka, Majr Thrift.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Buddy; brother, Harry “Bud” Coker; sister, Nadean Desch and a daughter-in-law, Linda Hollenbeck.
She is survived by her daughters, Crystal (Rusty) Addington; Kelly (Russell Wolf) Hollenbeck, Shelly Brandenburgh; sons, Terry Hollenbeck and Ron (Deanna) Hollenbeck. Kathy has 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Garfield Shelter House. Burial will follow at Meriden Cemetery.
Katheryn R. Northrop, 77, of Topeka, passed away on May 21, 2016. Kathy was born on February 17, 1939 to Fred and Crystal Coker in Valley Falls, Kansas.
Kathy attended Meriden High School. She was one of the first women to attend Yoder Police Academy in Hutchinson, where she went to work at KU Medical Center as a police officer. She later went to work and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield as the Cafeteria Supervisor. Kathy was not one to stay home, so she went to work at Lynn’s Place in Oakland and then the Dillard’s of North Topeka, Majr Thrift.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Buddy; brother, Harry “Bud” Coker; sister, Nadean Desch and a daughter-in-law, Linda Hollenbeck.
She is survived by her daughters, Crystal (Rusty) Addington; Kelly (Russell Wolf) Hollenbeck, Shelly Brandenburgh; sons, Terry Hollenbeck and Ron (Deanna) Hollenbeck. Kathy has 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Garfield Shelter House. Burial will follow at Meriden Cemetery.
Kathy attended Meriden High School. She was one of the first women to attend Yoder Police Academy in Hutchinson, where she went to work at KU Medical Center as a police officer. She later went to work and retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield as the Cafeteria Supervisor. Kathy was not one to stay home, so she went to work at Lynn’s Place in Oakland and then the Dillard’s of North Topeka, Majr Thrift.
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Buddy; brother, Harry “Bud” Coker; sister, Nadean Desch and a daughter-in-law, Linda Hollenbeck.
She is survived by her daughters, Crystal (Rusty) Addington; Kelly (Russell Wolf) Hollenbeck, Shelly Brandenburgh; sons, Terry Hollenbeck and Ron (Deanna) Hollenbeck. Kathy has 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Garfield Shelter House. Burial will follow at Meriden Cemetery.
Services & Gatherings
Memorial Service
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Garfield Shelter House, 1600 NE Quincy, Topeka, Kansas
Southeast Chapel (785-272-8844) is assisting the family
Southeast Chapel (785-272-8844) is assisting the family