Obituary for Kathrine Woolf (Quilter)
Kathrine Mary Quilter Woolf passed away under the watchful care of her children on Friday, December 30, 2022. She was born on March 9, 1951 to Glen and Mary Quilter in American Fork, Utah. Kathy married Wayne Kirk Woolf in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on September 17, 1976.
Kathy and Wayne had five children - Mary (Dave) Christensen, John (Liz) Woolf, Dave (Lynae) Woolf, Eric (Annalee) Woolf, and Erin (Chris) Wasden. She has twenty-two grandchildren.
Kathy was preceded in death by her dad (Glen Quilter), mom (Mary Quilter), step-mom (Evelyn Quilter), two older brothers (Woody Quilter and Carl Quilter), and her sweetheart (Wayne Woolf). She is survived by her younger brother (Paul Quilter), all five of her children and their spouses, and her grandchildren, two of whom are currently serving as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Church Building where she attended worship services for most of her life - 400 N 400 E, Orem, UT, 84097. There will be a viewing at 10:00am and the funeral will begin at 11:00am.
Kathrine Mary Quilter Woolf was born on March 9, 1951 to Glen Atherley and Mary Gwen Ormond Quilter in American Fork, Utah. She was the third child and the only daughter. She finally got to become a big sister to Paul when she was 11 years old. She loved being his big sister!
She was raised in American Fork and graduated from American Fork High School. She was a good student and continued on to attend Weber State University after high school. She graduated as a nurse and worked at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
When Kathy was 24 years old, her Mom passed away. This was a devastating loss that affected her for the rest of her life. She also loved her step-mom, Evelyn Bedina Ellertson Quilter, who her father married in 1976.
A few months after the passing of her mom, she met the love of her life, Wayne Kirk Woolf at a Singles Ward dance. They had a whirlwind romance and were married only 10 weeks after meeting! It was always a sorrow to Kathy that her husband and her mother did not get to meet in this life.
Wayne and Kathy were married in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and were sealed together for time and for all eternity on September 17, 1976. This was a blessing that Kathy treasured throughout her life. The Salt Lake Temple was always one of Kathy’s favorite places and she displayed many pictures of it throughout her home.
The first few years of their marriage, Kathy and Wayne lived in Salt Lake City. She often shared memories with her children of that basement apartment that was their first married home. She took great joy in decorating it and adding beauty to it. They found the home they would live in for the rest of their lives in Orem, Utah, on a quiet little street that didn’t even have a sidewalk.
On the day they moved into that home, Mary made her appearance as the oldest of their five beautiful children. John was born just thirteen months later. David came next, followed by the twins - Eric and Erin. They had a full house and Mary was only six and a half years old! Once she became a mother, Kathy did not return to work as a nurse. She spent her time as a stay at home mom caring for her children in the best way she could.
Kathy often recalled the younger years of motherhood as being full of chaos and challenges. She talked about how much it felt like having twins when Mary and John were little, then actually having twins with Eric and Erin. She told stories of the mischief they got into, alone and together. As the children grew older, they learned to rely on each other and the bonds of friendship they had made as children.
Kathy was a good woman with a good heart that wanted to serve and to love others as much as she was able.
However, she battled mental illnesses from the time she was in her thirties until her death that often prevented her from being able to do that. Her children often remind each other of the challenges that prevented her from being able to be the woman that she wanted to be. They look forward to the day when they can meet her again and get to know her without the ailments of this life that kept her trapped.
Kathy was a proud mom as three of her five children served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Like their parents, all five children were sealed to their families in holy temples of the Lord. Kathy loved being a member of the Church and served faithfully as her abilities allowed. She was a faithful Visiting Teacher and she made lifelong friends through her church service.
The death of Kathy’s dad and step-mom, only a few years apart from each other (in 2009 and 2013), were hard on Kathy, but she was more prepared for their departure from this life than when she lost her mom as a young woman. Kathy’s oldest brothers (Woody and Carl) passed away in 2001 and 2013. This drew Kathy and Paul closer to one another as the last living relatives in their immediate family. Paul lived with Kathy for a few years towards the end of her life to help her around the house and run errands for her. She was so blessed to have him as a brother!
Wayne passed away in June of 2016 and Kathy never fully recovered from the heartache of missing her sweet husband. Her health, ever tenuous, started to decline rapidly after his death. After several painful falls and other incidents that indicated she was not safe in a multi-story house, Kathy made the decision to sell her home and move into assisted living. She quickly settled on Spring Gardens to be closer to her children in Lindon and made the move.
While there, she met a wonderful friend who helped her to find peace with her life and, unknownst to us all, prepare her for the end. When Patty passed away, Kathy was ready to follow after and reunite with her beloved husband on the other side of the veil. It was not long after that she got sick and was unable to get well. Having trouble breathing, Kathy went to the ER and found out she had pneumonia. At home, two days later (on Christmas Eve), Kathy realized that she was not going to get better and started hospice care.
As her children hoped that the antibiotics to treat the pneumonia would help her heal, they began to realize that this was the end of her life. Her older daughter, living in Florida, came out to spend some quality time with Mom. Later the nurse informed the family that there was an underlying condition that none of us could have known about that had been slowly killing mom for quite a while. Mom knew it was the end of her life, even while the rest of us prayed for healing. She passed away under the watchful care of her children on Friday, December 30, 2022.
Kathy is survived by her younger brother (Paul Quilter), all five of her children and their spouses - Mary (Dave) Christensen, John (Liz) Woolf, Dave (Lynae) Woolf, Eric (Annalee) Woolf, and Erin (Chris) Wasden, and by twenty-two grandchildren, two of whom are currently serving as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Imagining her sweet reunion on the other side of the veil with Dad and with her mom is a sweet blessing to those of us left here to mourn her.
Kathy and Wayne had five children - Mary (Dave) Christensen, John (Liz) Woolf, Dave (Lynae) Woolf, Eric (Annalee) Woolf, and Erin (Chris) Wasden. She has twenty-two grandchildren.
Kathy was preceded in death by her dad (Glen Quilter), mom (Mary Quilter), step-mom (Evelyn Quilter), two older brothers (Woody Quilter and Carl Quilter), and her sweetheart (Wayne Woolf). She is survived by her younger brother (Paul Quilter), all five of her children and their spouses, and her grandchildren, two of whom are currently serving as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Church Building where she attended worship services for most of her life - 400 N 400 E, Orem, UT, 84097. There will be a viewing at 10:00am and the funeral will begin at 11:00am.
Kathrine Mary Quilter Woolf was born on March 9, 1951 to Glen Atherley and Mary Gwen Ormond Quilter in American Fork, Utah. She was the third child and the only daughter. She finally got to become a big sister to Paul when she was 11 years old. She loved being his big sister!
She was raised in American Fork and graduated from American Fork High School. She was a good student and continued on to attend Weber State University after high school. She graduated as a nurse and worked at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
When Kathy was 24 years old, her Mom passed away. This was a devastating loss that affected her for the rest of her life. She also loved her step-mom, Evelyn Bedina Ellertson Quilter, who her father married in 1976.
A few months after the passing of her mom, she met the love of her life, Wayne Kirk Woolf at a Singles Ward dance. They had a whirlwind romance and were married only 10 weeks after meeting! It was always a sorrow to Kathy that her husband and her mother did not get to meet in this life.
Wayne and Kathy were married in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and were sealed together for time and for all eternity on September 17, 1976. This was a blessing that Kathy treasured throughout her life. The Salt Lake Temple was always one of Kathy’s favorite places and she displayed many pictures of it throughout her home.
The first few years of their marriage, Kathy and Wayne lived in Salt Lake City. She often shared memories with her children of that basement apartment that was their first married home. She took great joy in decorating it and adding beauty to it. They found the home they would live in for the rest of their lives in Orem, Utah, on a quiet little street that didn’t even have a sidewalk.
On the day they moved into that home, Mary made her appearance as the oldest of their five beautiful children. John was born just thirteen months later. David came next, followed by the twins - Eric and Erin. They had a full house and Mary was only six and a half years old! Once she became a mother, Kathy did not return to work as a nurse. She spent her time as a stay at home mom caring for her children in the best way she could.
Kathy often recalled the younger years of motherhood as being full of chaos and challenges. She talked about how much it felt like having twins when Mary and John were little, then actually having twins with Eric and Erin. She told stories of the mischief they got into, alone and together. As the children grew older, they learned to rely on each other and the bonds of friendship they had made as children.
Kathy was a good woman with a good heart that wanted to serve and to love others as much as she was able.
However, she battled mental illnesses from the time she was in her thirties until her death that often prevented her from being able to do that. Her children often remind each other of the challenges that prevented her from being able to be the woman that she wanted to be. They look forward to the day when they can meet her again and get to know her without the ailments of this life that kept her trapped.
Kathy was a proud mom as three of her five children served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Like their parents, all five children were sealed to their families in holy temples of the Lord. Kathy loved being a member of the Church and served faithfully as her abilities allowed. She was a faithful Visiting Teacher and she made lifelong friends through her church service.
The death of Kathy’s dad and step-mom, only a few years apart from each other (in 2009 and 2013), were hard on Kathy, but she was more prepared for their departure from this life than when she lost her mom as a young woman. Kathy’s oldest brothers (Woody and Carl) passed away in 2001 and 2013. This drew Kathy and Paul closer to one another as the last living relatives in their immediate family. Paul lived with Kathy for a few years towards the end of her life to help her around the house and run errands for her. She was so blessed to have him as a brother!
Wayne passed away in June of 2016 and Kathy never fully recovered from the heartache of missing her sweet husband. Her health, ever tenuous, started to decline rapidly after his death. After several painful falls and other incidents that indicated she was not safe in a multi-story house, Kathy made the decision to sell her home and move into assisted living. She quickly settled on Spring Gardens to be closer to her children in Lindon and made the move.
While there, she met a wonderful friend who helped her to find peace with her life and, unknownst to us all, prepare her for the end. When Patty passed away, Kathy was ready to follow after and reunite with her beloved husband on the other side of the veil. It was not long after that she got sick and was unable to get well. Having trouble breathing, Kathy went to the ER and found out she had pneumonia. At home, two days later (on Christmas Eve), Kathy realized that she was not going to get better and started hospice care.
As her children hoped that the antibiotics to treat the pneumonia would help her heal, they began to realize that this was the end of her life. Her older daughter, living in Florida, came out to spend some quality time with Mom. Later the nurse informed the family that there was an underlying condition that none of us could have known about that had been slowly killing mom for quite a while. Mom knew it was the end of her life, even while the rest of us prayed for healing. She passed away under the watchful care of her children on Friday, December 30, 2022.
Kathy is survived by her younger brother (Paul Quilter), all five of her children and their spouses - Mary (Dave) Christensen, John (Liz) Woolf, Dave (Lynae) Woolf, Eric (Annalee) Woolf, and Erin (Chris) Wasden, and by twenty-two grandchildren, two of whom are currently serving as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Imagining her sweet reunion on the other side of the veil with Dad and with her mom is a sweet blessing to those of us left here to mourn her.