Kathleen F. “Kap” Frevert, 87, of Wayne, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 at her in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne.
Memorials may be directed to the Frevert family for later designation.
Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.
Kathleen Fay (Echtenkamp) Frevert was born Oct. 15, 1937 in Wayne to Amos and Clara (Nickols) Echtenkamp. She was known as ‘Kap’ by all. Kap was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. She attended country school and graduated from Hahn Prep School.
Kathleen and Merlin L. Frevert were united in marriage on January 27, 1957, at Grace Lutheran Church. They were married for 65 years and lived on the Frevert family farm throughout their lives.
Kap had many roles in her life. She worked in Quality Control at Waldbaum’s, at Wayne State College as a custodian and then as a mailroom clerk. Before retiring for good, she drove the van at the Oaks Assisted Living and loved interacting with all the residents.
Faith, Family, Friends, Farm life and Fun were important to Kap. The farm was her happy place. She raised a garden, chickens and kids – both human and the 4-legged goat variety. She loved her goats and helped establish the first dairy goat 4-H club in Wayne County.
Kap was most proud of and loved spending time with her family. She would often say, “I always wanted a big family!” as she reached out with a huge smile and open arms for a warm loving hug. And then she would feed you. There are so many funny family memories. One that will always bring a smile is her signature, farewell song, “So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen to you and you and you and you!”
Survivors include her children, Brian (Shelley) Frevert of Wayne, Kelly Heithold (Mary Graham) of Peoria, Arizona, Kolette (Dan) Delperdang of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Kristin (Travis) Stracke of Nebraska City; grandchildren, Brandy (Nathan) Miller, Brittney (Eric) Fitch, Brad (Jenny) Frevert, Bryce (Kaleena) Heithold, Brady (Gina) Heithold, Taryn (Ben) Kurpgeweit, Kaela (Tyler) Feddersen, Kelsey (Matt) Smith, Kourtney Delperdang, Reid Stracke and Rylee Stracke; 17 great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Merlin, her parents and parents-in-law.
“It’s hard to put into words the void you feel when you lose someone so special. Grandma Kap was our rock, the heart and soul of our Frevert family.
Grandma’s life was a testament to resilience, kindness, and devotion. Devotion to friends, family, community and most importantly to God. We will take comfort in the memories shared with her and carry her love and spirit forward.” - Brittney Fitch
