Katharine Kennedy Brown Kjolsrud (1910-2006) IL & CA
Katharine Kennedy Brown Kjolsrud. Born in Chicago on April 23, 1910, to Clare Kennedy Brown and Merritt Brown; died in San Bernardino, CA, on July 17, 2006. A lifelong Catholic, she was raised and educated in Chicago. Married Gordon Spencer Kjolsrud of Chicago on May 17, 1941. She is survived by five children: Clare of Los Angeles, Michael of Sierra Vista, AZ, Christine of San Diego, Martha of Spokane, and Joseph of San Bernardino; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother Clare L. Brown; three nieces and a nephew. Funeral July 21 in California; burial July 24 at Williamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR, with her husband, Col. Kjolsrud.
Published in the Chicago Tribune on 12/10/2006.