Kathy Crawford - Site Memorial Online

Kathy Jo Thompson Crawford, November 12, 1952 - March 14, 2012.

Kathy Jo, 59, of Broken Bow, NE, surrounded by her children, peacefully went to live with her heavenly father on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer.  She was born in Broken Bow to Donald and Mahala Thompson.  The second of four children, she graduated from McPherson County High School in 1971 attending Kearney State College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1976.  She taught at several small schools in the Sandhills region of Nebraska. In the 1980’s she settled in the North Platte region where she was blessed with four children, Brooke, Michael, Kenneth and Eve. Kathy and her family stayed in Central Nebraska while she completed her degree in School Psychology from the University of Nebraska, Kearney.  Settling in Wichita, KS.  she became a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.  Kathy had many leadership callings in the LDS church in Kansas as well as Nebraska. Her love above all was her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and her family. Her second loves involved teaching, music and painting. She sacrificed many opportunities to devote care and time for her family and love ones.  In 2007, she was diagnosed with cancer and returned to Nebraska, remaining active within her church and devoted to her family until her passing. Her heart and mind truly were devoted to the service of others.

Kathy is survived by her daughters, Brooke Daake, (husband, Doug) Eve Conner, (husband Jacob,  granddaughters Emylee and Jusyka) sons, Michael D. Crawford, (wife, Megan) Kenneth Crawford (fiancé, Melissa, grandsons, Zakary and Shaun, granddaughter, Kaytee)  Brother, James Thompson and sisters Joyce Rehnelt and Judy Colfack (husband, Gene) as well as many nieces, nephews,  friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her father, Donald Thompson, mother, Mahala Amos and stepfather, Kenneth Amos.

She was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all that she has touched.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 am, Monday March 19, 2012 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Broken Bow, NE.  Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later time.