~ IN MEMORY ~
Kathleen “Kathy” Merten Campion
March 29, 1941 ~ September 21, 2022
Notice of passing…..KATHY CAMPION , age 81, wife
of RNPA member retired Northwest Airlines pilot Captain William “Bill” Charles
Campion.
Kathy 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
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