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Kathleen Marie (Knutson) Preston
December 1, 1954 ~ March 26, 2023 (age 68)
Obituary
Kathleen M. Preston, age 68, of South Haven, died Sunday, March 26, 2023 at The Glenn Memory Care Cottages in Buffalo.
Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023 at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Annandale with visitation one hour prior to the service. Rev. Culynn Curtis will officiate. Burial will take place at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls. The memorial service will be webcast on the funeral home website. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.
Kathleen Marie Preston was born December 1, 1954 in Minneapolis to Clarence and Elvera (Arenson) Knutson. She grew up in Coon Rapids, graduating from Coon Rapids High School with the Class of 1973. Kathi earned a degree in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She was united in marriage to Michael Allen Preston on June 14, 1975 at Advent Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids. Kathi worked as a bookkeeper for P.C.I. in Minneapolis. She enjoyed listening to books on tape, watching "In the Heat of the Night", playing scratch off lottery tickets and digital solitaire, and playing bingo.
She is survived by her children, Kelly (Robert) Wise of South Haven and Robert (Jackie) Preston of Clearwater; grandchildren, Dillon and Preston Felt; step-grandchild, Kaylee Hesse; mother, Elvera "Toots" Knutson; brothers and sister, David Knutson, Barb Hammerlind, and Harold (Chris) Knutson; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Knutson; and husband, Michael "Bear" Preston.
Obituary, Guestbook, Video Tribute and Service Webcast online at www.dingmannfuneral.com https://www.dingmannfuneral.com/obituary/Kathleen-Preston#obituary
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Darcy Jenkins (Holick)
March 31, 2023
Sad news. Kathi and I were very close in high school and several years following. I was in her wedding and my daughter was her flower girl. As we married, had our kids, we both moved out of the Coon Rapids area and eventually drifted apart. No social media back then! We did reconnect at the 35 year class reunion in 2008. That was a great night for us to laugh, reminisce and share fond memories. Kathi had a brain tumor resected and had a partial vision loss. She had a recurrence several years later and another surgery at the Mayo Clinic and now was legally blind, seeing almost nothing. Her overall health continued to decline and she had multiple comorbidities. Her famiy could no longer care for her on their own, and she spent the remainder of her life in a care facilitry in Annandale, MN, until she passed last Sunday.
Darcy "Jenkins"-Holick
Milwaukee, WI
Lorrie Fredrickson (Hunter)
May Godspeed Kathy,
I enjoyed knowing you in our classes together. You were a fun friend to have back in the day.
With Love,
Lorrie Fredrickson Hunter
Jim Petroff
Kathy was my neighbor growing up. This is sad to hear.