Katherine "Kitty" Baader-Vance, 72 passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016, in the Racine Commons, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Chippewa Falls, WI on December 10, 1944 the daughter of the late Raymond A. and Catherine Mae (nee: Pregent) Cohoon. Katherine was raised in Chippewa Falls, graduating from Chippewa Falls High School in 1963.

June 29, 1963, she married Gerald E. Baader and moved to Racine. Together they had four children.

She worked in various public school cafeterias from 1975 until 1997. Katherine later worked in various cafeterias for S.C. Johnson. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles, roller-skating, gardening, and bowling. They moved to Sturtevant in 1978. The Baaders divorced 1983. On April 22, 1986 Katherine married Richard Vance who preceded her in death on February 29, 2004.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Brenda Stussy, Christine ( Maciej Godlewski) Nielsen, both of Racine; son,Patrick (Lisa) Baader, of Waynesboro, TN; stepson, Michael (Amy) Vance, of Milwaukee; seven grandchildren, Eric Eisel, Zachary Nielsen, Kayla Baader, Austin Baader, Ashley Vance, Stephanie (Christopher) Moczynski, and Jake Vance; five great-grandchildren, Easton and Emery Eisel, Nolan Chapin, Riley Moczynski, and Madison Baader; her former husband, Gerald E. Baader, of Caledonia; three sisters, Nancy (Ron) Richardson, of St. Paul, MN, Lavonne Cohoon, and Marian (Jim) Tremblay , all of Sparta, WI: sister-in-law, Lori Cohoon, of Exeland, WI: special friend and companion, Steve Tajnai, of Racine. In addition to her parents and her husband, Katherine was preceded in death by her infant son, Ronald Baader, two brothers, Jerome and Raymond Cohoon, sister,  Jeanette Peterson, brother-in-law, Ray Petersen, niece, Penny Halling, and nephew, Greg Cohoon.

Service Details

Funeral Service in the funeral home, at 11:30 a,m. on Wednesday, December 28th

Visitation 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Service

PRIVATE burial in Calvary Cemetery

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