Kathleen “Kathy” Kuriger, 84, of Dubuque, passed away December 3, 2023. Visitation will be held from 9:00-10:15a.m., Thursday, December 7th at the Church of the Nativity. Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 10:30a.m., with Msgr. James Miller officiating. Inurnment will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Monticello.

Kathy was born on January 31, 1939, to Bernard and Mary (Minnis) Kuriger in Monticello, IA. As a little girl she loved to sing and dance. She loved cars, especially her blue Mustang convertible, and taking frequent road trips. Kathy made friends easily and we are quite certain she was the original Chatty Kathy.

She attended nursing school at Mount Mercy in Cedar Rapids and according to her sister Mary Anne became a nurse because she loved people. After graduation she joined the Sisters of St Francis and began her early nursing career included work at the Anamosa Penitentiary, Xavier, and Dyersville before heading west to California. There she spent 39 years at Stanford University Hospital where she worked in Pediatrics, ICU and the Cardiac Care recovery room. She made many lifelong friends and had many adventures in CA.

Kathy was blessed with her son Nathan in 1977 and being a mom was her greatest joy. They shared many happy years in Menlo Park. Family was always a priority and following retirement she came back to Monticello to care for her father, allowing him to remain at home. She loved dogs, babies, cooking, traveling, cinnamon rolls, artichokes, avocados, and the Bay Area. A highlight was walking across the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th anniversary with Nathan.

She is survived by her son Nathan, his fiancé Meg McGowan, her sister Mary Anne (late husband Frank) Miller, her brother Jack (Renee) Kuriger and a huge extended family.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Patricia Kuriger and Shelia (Jim) Chambers, her niece Lisa Finnegan and her husband Brian Finnegan.

Memorials can be sent to the funeral home on behalf of Nathan Kuriger. Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home & Crematory 2659 John F. Kennedy Road Dubuque, Iowa 52002

Special Thank you to the Nurses at Finley Hospital and the wonderful care they provided for Kathy.

The Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory is entrusted with arrangements.