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Monday, May 6, 2024
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Dykstra Funeral Homes
Northwood Chapel
295 Douglas Avenue
Holland, MI 49424
(616) 392-2348
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Monday, May 6, 2024
7:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dykstra Funeral Homes
Northwood Chapel
295 Douglas Avenue
Holland, MI 49424
(616) 392-2348
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Service
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
1:00 PM EDT
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
171 West 13th Street
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 392-6700
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Hospice of Holland
270 Hoover Blvd
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 396-2972
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Kathleen "Kathy" Sanger, age 73, of Holland, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024.
Kathleen “Kathy” M. Sanger, age 73, a lifelong resident of Holland and parishioner of Saint Francis de Sales catholic church, peacefully passed away on Monday April 29, 2024 at home surrounded by family.
Kathy graduated from Holland High School. Always connected to the Education sector, began her career as the Transportation Director at Holland Public schools. She continued her education to obtain her BS from Aquinas College then received her Masters degree in Education from Central Michigan College. She taught 5th grade at Pine Creek Elementary then 8th grade Social Studies for West Ottawa Public Schools. She was an amazing teacher, with a 26 year career. Along with her husband, of 46 years, Robert Sanger, they owned and operated the Apple Tree Educational Supplies store for 10 years.
Kathy loved her family, friends, and pets. She enjoyed traveling, swimming daily at Evergreen Commons, gardening, and home improvement projects (which she typically had at least one in motion at all times). She also enjoyed crafts, sewing and quilting.
Kathy has always been a servant to others, she loved and cared for her students, always made herself available to listen, providing a helping hand and a shoulder for support whenever needed to all. She had a soft loving heart that shown through her smile the instant you met her.
Preceding Kathy in death are her parents, Fred and Kathleen Pathuis and In-Laws Thomas and Helen Sanger.
Kathy is survived by her husband, Robert Sanger, brother Frederick (Mary) Pathuis and sister Mary Ann Pathuis, a loving Aunt to many Nieces and Nephews and Dear Friend to many.
A memorial mass will be 1 pm Tuesday, May 7 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 171 West 13th Street. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-7:30 Monday at the Dykstra Funeral Home-Northwood Chapel, 295 Douglas Avenue. Wake prayers will follow the visitation at 7:30 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Holland.