Obituaries

KATHLEEN L. LINNEMAN

Easter Lily“In loving memory of my mom”

Kathleen Louise (Reesman) Linneman, 70, Waterford, died unexpectedly at her residence on Oct. 22, 2015. She was born Dec. 20, 1944, at Memorial Hospital of Burlington to the late Henry and Martha (Wasik) Reesman. She was a lifelong resident of Waterford, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Grade School and graduating from Waterford High School.

In 1963 she married James Block and had three children, Gregory, Colleen and Jill. Kathy ran numerous restaurants in Waterford and retired from Nestlé with 21 years of service.

Survivors include her daughters, Colleen (Jeff) Mageske, Wisconsin Dells, and Jill (Tyrone) Szymanowski, Garner, N.C.; grandchildren, Karla, Jesse, Nicole, Forrest, Tiffany and Amy; great-grandchildren, Zephyr, Lucian; siblings, Edward (Linda) Reesman, Anna Mae Schiller, Bev Kojis; nieces; nephews; relatives and friends.

She was further preceded in death by her much loved son, Gregory James Block; sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Ken Rudzinski; brother, Marvin H. Reesman; brother-in-law, James Schiller; nephew, David M. Rudzinski.

The family would like to send a very special thank you to Dr. Jennifer Decker, Kim Duczak and staff, and Janine of Seasons Hospice and a very big thank you to friends Carol Gehrke, Laura Jonas, Lavern Lewis and Linda Ratkovec for helping so much on her final journey.

Mealy Funeral Home, Waterford, is serving the family.

Well-wishers can visit www.mealyfuneralhome.com.

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