Obituary of Kathryn Burd

Longtime Vona, Colorado resident Kathryn J. Burd passed away Monday November 23, 2009 at Kit Carson Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Colorado. She was 78. She was born Kathryn “Katy” Joan Waldron on February 21, 1931, in Springfield, Colorado, Katy was the oldest of five children born to Bernard and Lois (Little) Waldron. She attended and graduated from Stratton High School in 1949. On February 10, 1949, Kathy was united in marriage to Orval James Burd in Stratton, Colorado. Their marriage was blessed with six children; Larry, Rick, Lana, Rod, Lori, and Russ. Kathy was an active member of the St. Charles Catholic Church, the Rosary Society, the Hobby Club, and enjoyed quilting with the ladies of the church. She enjoyed time spent with her family. Preceding Kathy in death were her parents, brother-in-law Jim Abbate and sister-in-law Judy Waldron. Surviving family members include her loving husband of sixty years Orval, of their home in Vona, CO. Her children; Larry and wife Chris of Grand Forks, ND, Rick and wife Karen of Ault, CO, Lana and husband Bill Wolf of West Point, NE, Rod and wife Donna of Lubbock, TX, Lori and husband Steve Bolin of Burlington, CO, and Russ and wife Joanne of Arlington, VA. Fifteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters Mary Keeling of Paducah, KY and Margaret Abbate of Trinidad, CO. Two brothers; Bernard Waldron and wife Julia of Belen, NM and Don Waldron and wife Maria of Julesburg, CO, and a host of nieces, nephews and many special friends.