Kathryn A. Wayne
Kathryn Ann Wayne
May 20, 1929 – April 22, 2024
How blessed are we to have been loved by you...
Kathryn Ann Wayne, age 94, of Menomonie, was born at the family farm in rural Buffalo County, WI on May 20th, 1929, to Rodie and Margaret (Schober) Weisenbeck, was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Durand, WI. She attended school in Weisenbeck Valley and graduated from Nelson High School.
Kathryn met the love of her life at a local dance hall and married Roy Howard Wayne on July 19, 1947, beginning a life together for 63 years.
Their life journey took them to Durand, Downsville, Menomonie, and on vacations throughout the US and across the world. Kathryn and Roy loved to travel and loved sharing their travel experiences with others. She often shared that they had visited 50 states and Russia, Europe, China, while paging about in her keepsake albums. The two of them felt extraordinary pride in establishing the Dairy Queen in Durand, WI and Wayne Pallet’s Inc. Downsville, WI.
Kathryn was blessed with an amazing large family and often would quote Roy by saying “Look what we have done!” She enjoyed hosting family gatherings and passing down her favorite recipes including her Christmas Toffee and dad’s 4-Leaf Clovers. She loved to sew for family and friends. She watched many basketball, football, and hockey games for children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
We will miss her in our lives, in our homes, at our tables and at our gatherings, but we are all blessed to have the memories of mom in our hearts.
She was a strong and amazing woman who instilled in us to believe that you could be whatever and whomever you wanted to be.
Her lessons were about becoming the best person one could be and for most of all, she taught us not “what to be” but rather “how to be”.
Be a safe harbor
Be disciplined
Be determined
Be faithful
Be giving
Be gentle
Be honest
Be humble
Be prepared
Be true to yourself
Mom you will be deeply missed by your 11 Children, Linda (Allen) Mans of Chippewa Falls, WI, Larry (Julie) Wayne of Downsville, WI, Nancy Hurlburt of Durand, WI, Gary (Dianne) Wayne of Lake Holcombe, WI, Bob Wayne, Terry (April) Wayne of Menomonie, WI, Mark (Cathy) Wayne of Port Washington, WI, Lisa Kitzmann of Plymouth, MN, Lori (Mark) Radke of Cottonwood, MN , Michelle (Dean) Bostrom of Farmington, MN, Jason (Jess) Wayne of Downsville, WI; 31 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchildren. and two sisters, Patricia Reinhardt and Esther Taylor and many close relatives.
Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, Rodie and Margaret Weisenbeck, in-laws, John and Lillian Wayne, husband, Roy, son, Robert (Bob), son-in-law Doug Hurlburt, granddaughter Kayla Wayne, and great grandson Adam Wayne.
Kathryn’s family wants to thank the care providers at St Croix Hospice, American Lutheran Home, and Comfort of Homes, Menomonie, WI
The funeral mass will be live streamed at St. Jospeh Menomonie WI Youtube page.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:00 AM Thursday May 2, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Menomonie with Rev. John Mano officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.