Kathryn (Kay) Berens, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on June 14, 2020 in Parker, Co at the age of 78. She was born in Chicago, IL on July 23, 1941 to the late Rudolph & Rose Kruempelstaedter and graduated from St. Benedict High School.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Ron of Lone Tree, CO, her 3 daughters Christine Berens (Rod Ault) of Castle Pines, CO, Patti Penk (Tim) of Mountainside, NJ and Rosanne Mizer (Kevin) of Lone Tree, CO, and 3 grandchildren (Ryan Penk, Kirsten & Zachary Lumsden). She is also survived by 2 sisters, Barbara Perrella and RoseMarie Reynolds (Joe), brother-in-law Gary Berens (Mary) along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 3 of her siblings (Dorothy Jaszkowski, James & Thomas Kruempelstaedter).
Coincidentally, Kay and her husband Ron share the same birthday and were also married on that date. They enjoyed celebrating their "anni-birthdays" together on July 23rd each year.
Kay and Ron moved many times over their life together starting in the Chicago area, to the Denver area then back to Chicago area, to Berkeley Heights, NJ to Orange, CA, to Madison, NJ and then to Scottsdale, AZ for the majority of their retirement years. They both loved their time together in Scottsdale. Last year, they relocated to Colorado to be closer to two of their daughters.
While she was still able to do so, Kay enjoyed traveling, playing tennis, dining out, shopping, playing slot machines, clipping coupons and attending Diamondback baseball games. She always enjoyed playing cards with her many friends and family and completing word find games. More recently, she enjoyed playing bingo and watching “her shows” on TLC. She was also always extremely delighted to either see or speak to any of her grandchildren. Kay was a cat person and had an affinity for cats with pink noses.
A small family service (or Celebration of Life) to honor Kay's life and memory will be held at a later date.
Donations in her memory can be sent to the American Heart Association (Please click on the link below to make a memorial contribution)
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