Birth date: Sep 1, 1958 Death date: May 22, 2017
Kathleen Ellyn Kelsey Hansen, 58, passed away peacefully in the presence of her husband and children on May 22nd, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born on September 1st, 1958 in Salt Lake CIty, Utah Read Obituary
Kathy was a very talented lady. She was always trying to help us get our Emergency Preparedness up to date and she always did a fantastic job in whatever she did! She was very loving and kind. She cared about everyone. She will be Greatly missed by everyone who knew her. I Love Kathy and everything I learned from her, she was Amazing! Our Love and Prayers go out to her Sweet husband and family!
We send our sympathy to the family and hope the good memories will bring you peace and comfort at this difficult time. She was a special lady with a strong testimony. We are going to miss seeing her out working in the garden and feeding the chickens she loved. She helped the ward with being prepared for emergencies. We will truly miss her.
Bob and Marilyn Mayer
I first met her at my sister Angela's wedding to her son Kylie. I had known Kylie for years through my sister and his friendship and knew his mother had to be one amazing woman due to how amazing he was. I had heard stories of her "all natural" approach to living and had in depth talks with my sister about Kathy's kombucha brewing techniques and suggestions for health foods. I was impressed at how down to earth, gentle and sweet she was. A real person at it's simplest. She had the best smile and it was extremely infectious. When I heard she was diagnosed with cancer, I was shocked mainly due to the fact that not only was she the healthiest person I knew but also because at a family get together, she was so active and jovial(her typical self from what I knew and saw). Throughout the diagnosis and brief chemo, I would often see her at my sisters or hear of her dropping everything to watch or care for her grandkids and I can tell you her love for them was epic and extremely noteworthy. A truly saintly woman. Three months ago in February I saw her at my sister's house watching and playing with my nephew. I asked her how her treatment was coming and how her natural lifestyle had helped. She passed it off very passively and moved the conversation onto her family, stating almost heartbreakingly, " I love them all so much, I only wish I could do more for them and help them out more, but I am often so tired." She seemed to almost know her fate and had a long lost dreamers hope filled look in her eyes as she said it. It invoked tears in me, for she had not said much but it was just enough to make me contemplate my own time and it's limitations. She was a courageous and amazingly quiet person, that never said too much or too little. She seemed to make each moment count, it was very inspirational to see. I will never forget her and even though I had only known her a short time and in brief moments, she left an impact on me that will last a lifetime. To say she will be sorely missed is a deep understatement.
