Kathryn “Kathie” Ellen Thompson, age 76, died peacefully at home, Sunday December
25, 2022 surrounded by her loving family and caregivers.
Kathie was born October 6, 1946 in Whitehall WI to George and Hazel (Lee) Sielaff. She
grew up in Trempealeau County having attended school in Pleasantville before graduating
from Whitehall High School. She married Michael “Mike” Thompson on September 18,
1965 and lived in La Crosse for awhile before moving to Osseo.
It was during their time in La Crosse where Kathie started her career as a phlebotomist.
After moving to Osseo she continued her career, first at Midelfort which later became
Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire WI, for 47 years before retiring.
Kathie was a Wisconsin sports fan. She loved watching the Packers and the Brewers and
after Mike passed, she really enjoyed the Milwaukee Bucks. As a young girl and lady she
loved to sing and was a huge fan of Elvis. Kathie liked going to the casino and gambling.
She also liked to go fast, especially when she was driving. She was a “speedster” always
able to recount the stories like a trip to Oshkosh where she pulled off the “old lady card”
completely unaware as to how fast she was going (NOT). But it worked. God bless our
wonderful memories of Kathie, she was one of a kind that will forever be missed.
Surviving Kathie are her children Craig (Jennifer) Thompson, Kayla (Steve) Schaefer, and
Cory (Becky Nelson) Thompson; her grandchildren Nicholas, Samantha and Nathan
Thompson, Kelsey (Cole) Kutchera, Hailey (Ti Windisch) Skoyen, and Mollie Thompson;
her sisters Rosemary Berg, Georgia Nelson and Sonja Herbert and her brother George
Sielaff; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Kathie was preceded in death by her husband Mike; her parents; and her brothers-in-law
Laurel Berg, Cordell Herbert, Carl “Bud” Koepke and Joe Nelson.
Funeral services for Kathie are this Saturday December 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Osseo
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Pastor Terry Lorenz will officiate. Friends may call on the
family during a visitation at the church from 9:30 to 11:00 AM prior to the service.
The Schiefelbein Funeral Home, 13507 Seventh St., in Osseo is serving the family, (715)
597-3711.
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