Katherine Grace Frett, 12, of Peosta, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a lifelong battle with congenital heart disease.

Friends and relatives may call from 3 to 8 p.m., Thursday, September 19, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta, Iowa, with a wake service to be held at 7:00 p.m. Friends may also call after 9 a.m. Friday September 20th at the Church. The Reiff Funeral home in Epworth, Iowa is in charge of arrangements. Services for Katherine will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta, Iowa with Rev. Michael Schueller presiding. Burial will be held in St. John’s Cemetery in Centralia, Iowa.

Katherine was born June 12, 2007 in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter of James and Jennifer (Goodman) Frett. She was just entering her 6th grade year at Drexler Middle School in Farley, IA. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta, IA.

She was small in stature but made up for it in personality. Her smile would light up a room, and her laugh was infectious. She touched so many people in her short life. Her joy for living, even through all her health battles, could not be ignored by anyone who ever met her. She had such a wonderful heart.

She loved the theatre, cats, movies, music, video games, spending time with her friends and cousins, the great outdoors, and her big brother. She was thrilled to be one of the first girls to join Cub Scouts. She met new experiences with enthusiasm. She loved learning the behind-the-scenes of how movies were made, and dreamed of being an animator and screenplay writer.

She is survived by her parents, James and Jennifer Frett of Peosta, IA; a brother, Sean Frett at home; her maternal grandparents, Matt and Jill Goodman of Spragueville, IA; paternal grandparents, Bernie and Phyllis Frett of Preston, IA; great grandparents, Allen and Marilyn Paulsen of Delmar, IA and Duane and Mildred Jacobsen of Washington Island, WI; many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her paternal great grandparents, Ben and Elizabeth Frett and John and Regina Clasen and her maternal great grandfather, Paul Goodman.

The family of Katherine would like to thank the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for all their care and support and a special thanks to the donor of the heart that Katherine received giving her the greatest gift, another chance at life.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com