Kathleen "Kathy" Mae (Reinerio) Zimdars passed away unexpectedly on Saturday June 27, 2020.
Kathy was born on November 30, 1932 in Gile, WI to Bert & Louise (Richards) Reinerio. Her family moved to Milwaukee when she was young and there she graduated from Pulaski High School. She attended UW-Whitewater where she met her husband Bill and received her Bachelor's degree. While teaching for the Stevens Point Area School District she attended UWSP where she earned her Master's degree.
She is survived by her adored husband of 64 years Bill Zimdars, Stevens Point, WI, daughters Karen (Dan) Clark, Weston, WI, Jody Plover, WI, sons Kurt, Stevens Point, WI and Eric (Cheri) Whitewater, WI, beloved grandchildren Michael (Nicole) and Brian Clark, Jon, Sydney, Caitlyn, Brianna and Peter Zimdars, treasured great grandchildren Madelyn and Mason Clark. Loved sister of Muggs(Harry) Bolanowski, loving sister-in-law Darlene Turke, niece & nephews, special cousins, great nieces & nephews, other relatives and many treasured friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bert & Louise Reinerio, cherished infant son Keith and mother-in-law Elda Staude.
A visitation with social distance & mask precautions in place will take place on Saturday July 18, 2020 at Beloved Community Church. Please see their website for further information on visitation times at
www.belovedcommunitysp.org
. A private service will be held afterwards.
Memorials can be made in her name to Adaptive Recreation Program (local Special Olympics program) c/o Stevens Point YMCA, 1000 Division Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481 or their church The Beloved Community (Redeemer) 900 Brilowski Road, Stevens Point, WI 54482.
A special thanks to the staff at Brookdale Assisted Living, where she and Bill have lived the past year and a half for their care. She always told her family the staff who cared for her were wonderful people.