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Katherine Kooy

May 27, 1930 — January 6, 2021

Katherine M. "Kay" Kooy, nee Smilde, age 90, beloved wife for 64 years to the late Richard P. Kooy (2017). Loving mother of Annette Goris, Peter (Shellie) Kooy, John (Tammy) Kooy, Gwendolyn (Ray) Jendra and Mary (Glenn) Pniewski. Cherished grandmother of 12. Dearest great-grandmother of 16. Dear sister of Edward Smilde. Fond sister-in-law of Johanna (Jack) VanManen and the late Charles Kooy. Dearest aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Retired teacher from Worth Public Schools and Chicago Christian High School.

Funeral Service private at Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church. Burial private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL.

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