The child of parents who were born and raised in Iowa, Kathy (or "Bozie" as she was nicknamed by her family) grew up in cities around the country, including Chicago, Tulsa, and Santa Monica, gaining a love of travel and new adventures. After graduating from high school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1942, she attended the University of Michigan before transferring to the University of Arizona. While in Tucson she met John William (Bill) Burden, of Anaheim, California, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, who was then stationed at Davis-Monthan Airfield. They married in Tucson on 19 May 1944.
At the end of the War, Bill and Kathy set up their household in Los Angeles. Over the next 24 years, they raised their family there, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1980 she and Bill moved to the Netherlands after he took a position there. They spent a large portion of the 1980s living in The Netherlands and France, with travels throughout the rest of Europe.
They had recently moved to Richmond, Virginia when Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. After Bill's death in Los Angeles the next year, she returned to Richmond, and eventually moved to her final home at Westminster Canterbury Richmond in 2006. In the larger Richmond community, she was a longtime friend and supporter of the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls. She was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church for many years, and later St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Kathy died with family members at her side. She was survived by six children, twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, who all remember her delight in her entire family, especially at frequent reunions. Anyone who had the great fortune to be loved by Kathy miss her curiosity, intellect and loyalty, which never wavered.
At the end of the War, Bill and Kathy set up their household in Los Angeles. Over the next 24 years, they raised their family there, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1980 she and Bill moved to the Netherlands after he took a position there. They spent a large portion of the 1980s living in The Netherlands and France, with travels throughout the rest of Europe.
They had recently moved to Richmond, Virginia when Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. After Bill's death in Los Angeles the next year, she returned to Richmond, and eventually moved to her final home at Westminster Canterbury Richmond in 2006. In the larger Richmond community, she was a longtime friend and supporter of the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls. She was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church for many years, and later St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Kathy died with family members at her side. She was survived by six children, twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, who all remember her delight in her entire family, especially at frequent reunions. Anyone who had the great fortune to be loved by Kathy miss her curiosity, intellect and loyalty, which never wavered.
The child of parents who were born and raised in Iowa, Kathy (or "Bozie" as she was nicknamed by her family) grew up in cities around the country, including Chicago, Tulsa, and Santa Monica, gaining a love of travel and new adventures. After graduating from high school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 1942, she attended the University of Michigan before transferring to the University of Arizona. While in Tucson she met John William (Bill) Burden, of Anaheim, California, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, who was then stationed at Davis-Monthan Airfield. They married in Tucson on 19 May 1944.
At the end of the War, Bill and Kathy set up their household in Los Angeles. Over the next 24 years, they raised their family there, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1980 she and Bill moved to the Netherlands after he took a position there. They spent a large portion of the 1980s living in The Netherlands and France, with travels throughout the rest of Europe.
They had recently moved to Richmond, Virginia when Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. After Bill's death in Los Angeles the next year, she returned to Richmond, and eventually moved to her final home at Westminster Canterbury Richmond in 2006. In the larger Richmond community, she was a longtime friend and supporter of the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls. She was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church for many years, and later St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Kathy died with family members at her side. She was survived by six children, twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, who all remember her delight in her entire family, especially at frequent reunions. Anyone who had the great fortune to be loved by Kathy miss her curiosity, intellect and loyalty, which never wavered.
At the end of the War, Bill and Kathy set up their household in Los Angeles. Over the next 24 years, they raised their family there, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1980 she and Bill moved to the Netherlands after he took a position there. They spent a large portion of the 1980s living in The Netherlands and France, with travels throughout the rest of Europe.
They had recently moved to Richmond, Virginia when Bill was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. After Bill's death in Los Angeles the next year, she returned to Richmond, and eventually moved to her final home at Westminster Canterbury Richmond in 2006. In the larger Richmond community, she was a longtime friend and supporter of the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls. She was an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church for many years, and later St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Kathy died with family members at her side. She was survived by six children, twelve grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, who all remember her delight in her entire family, especially at frequent reunions. Anyone who had the great fortune to be loved by Kathy miss her curiosity, intellect and loyalty, which never wavered.
