Obituary of Katherine MINARD

Katherine Kelly Minard passed away in her home surrounded by her family November 16, 2009 at the age of 81. She was born to Charles and Verna (Wilkins) Kelly on March 3, 1928 in Rutland, VT. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1946 and worked at the Rutland Hospital until she married her best friend Edward C. Minard Sr on June 24, 1950 at Saint Patrick's Church in Wallingford, Vt. and together raised seven children. She was a homemaker for many years and worked in the family business FMF until moving to Long Beach, California in 1969 where she worked as a sales person for BAP Geon and Impac in Long Beach, CA. She moved to Lake Havasu City, AZ in March of 2007 due to health reasons. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved having family around, the holidays, sewing, crafts, reading, gambling, the ocean and whale watching. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother Charles J. Kelly Jr. She leaves behind her children Michelle Minard, Deborah Minard, Kathy (Minard) Martin and husband Darrell, Edward C. Minard Jr and wife Rose, Pam Minard, Dena (Minard) Mills and husband Tim, Kevin Minard. Grandchildren Johnny D. Morgan II, Tara D. Minard, Shawna (Minard) Weir and husband Curtis , Aperyl L (Morgan) Lockwood, Julie M. (Morgan) Leaverton and husband Jeff, Alex M. Machipiness, Jason T. L. Morgan, Kimberley (Minard) Watson and husband Paul, Jennifer L. Morgan, Ryan Pickens, Edward C. Minard III, Francelia Segura, Lyndsey Minard, Jana Martin, Katherine K. Minard, Vinnie J. Minard, Lea M. Martin, Anna K. Mills, Brandon T. Mills. Great-grandchildren, Kellie Black, Ashley Lockwood, Kailye Minard, Gaige Martinez, Larissa Imbriani, Miquela Black, Dylan Imbriani, Jayden Morgan, Marin Morgan, Sean Watson, Zoey Silva , Paige Silva , sister-in-law and best friend Joan Abatiell, and several nieces and nephews. There will be a service on December 7th, 2009 aboard the Challenger leaving out of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, CA. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to American Cancer Society.Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietzfrazefuneralhome.comArrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.