Katherine “Kathy” Patricia Boyle left us July 5th 2017 in Helena Montana after beating all odds and surviving 10 years with a life-threatening disease. Her pains is gone, she is with God and for those who knew her she will be remembered for her great courage and kindness.
She was born on New Year’s Eve 1934 in New York City. Her parents died and Kathy and her surviving sister, Betty Ford, grew up in an orphanage until the age 18. She went to work, and at age 22 and married George Boyle on July 21, 1956. In 1959 George Jr. was born.
She became a widow in 1961, and worked and raised her son in a loving home, she was a great mom.
In 1980, she moved to Montana to be closer to her son and worked full-time at K-Mart and got her degree and Master’s degree at Eastern Montana College, in Billings, with a 3.7 GPA.
She worked for the State of Montana in Plains helping people; she fell in love with Plains and the Clark Fork River. At age 74 she retired and moved to Helena to be close to family and medical facilities.
She is survived by her son George, daughter-in-law Dee, sister Betty, grandchildren George, Jake, Shannon, Andrew and her beloved cousins Kate, Johnny, Billy, and Pat.
If we all make the effort in life that Kathy did the world will be a better place. She will be missed greatly!
Private family services will take place at a later date. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Kathy.
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Services are pending at this time or no services will be held. If available, please see obituary for more information.
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Shirley Reese says
Kathy will live on forever in my heart. She was the most courageous lady ever. We enjoyed a lot of things together. She wanted to experience everything! Next on our bucket list was to visit The Carolina where relatives would be staying soon and we planned to tour the Old Governor’ s Mansion. Rest in peace my super hero friend.
Shirley Reese says
Shirley Reese
Senior Companion
Cindy says
George & Family,
So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
With sympathy and friendship,
Dan & Cindy Backeberg
Jane Hunsaker says
I met Kathy a number of years ago through the women’s cancer support group at St. Peter’s. She was such a feisty lady and always had funny comments to share. She could light up a room! She shared experiences and always related exactly which number chemo treatment she had just received. Very brave lady!!! Any time I saw her, she was ready with a big hug and that great smile. All of us in the group will miss her. She was definitely an “original”, and will not be forgotten.
Jane Hunsaker
Elaine Lee says
We so enjoyed getting to know Kathy during our tenure as managers of Hunter’s Pointe. Always positive and courageous, she set quite the standard for living life to the fullest! We cherish the memories of our friendship with her, and will never forget her. Love to her family during this period of loss. Jack and Elaine Lee
Dale Kassler says
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dale, Jayme, family and friends.
Deb Larson says
I had the honor of bringing communion to Kathy for the last several months. She was an amazing faith-filled beautiful lady and I am blessed to have been able to spend time with her. Her family is in my prayers.
Candace Sweet says
Kathy was always so positive and kind, with a quiet humility. She and I shared a passion for “The Giants” although she was way ahead of me having been a fan in NY before they came west. She always cared and asked about others even when her own treatments were “kind of rough”. My thoughts are with the family she spoke so highly of, you were good to her.
Terin hibl says
I will never forget Kathy I met her through the cancer group I loved her sense of humor and jokes I also volunteered with her too she always had us going laughing with her sense of humor I will never forget her.
Shannon Benson says
Kathy was a spitfire! I loved Kathy and she was so good to the people she worked with at Little Bitterroot. I worked with Kathy for a number of years and you always knew where you stood with her and that was not a bad thing! Her smile will be missed and thoughts and prayers to her family.
Lee Vercammen says
I Met Kathy at Hunters Point, where my dad also was living at, we would often have coffee and visit with her, she was very positive and great to visit with, I am glad I had the chance to know her.