Katharine Jane Shull

Gibsonburg resident, Katharine Jane (Fairbanks) Shull, 74, passed away Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 at St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon.

Born in Fremont on Sept. 19, 1942, Kathy was the daughter of James Joseph and Marjorie M. (Furry) Fairbanks.  Kathy graduated from Gibsonburg High School in 1961 and began working at Eveready Battery.  She worked there for over 26 years until its closure.  She then worked at several Gibsonburg area businesses over time.  But she’ll most be remembered for being a caregiver.

Kathy was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Gibsonburg American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Extraordinary Womens’ Club.  She enjoyed playing cards, working puzzles and cooking.  She especially loved spending time with family and her grandkids.

Kathy is survived by her mother, Marjorie Keller; children, Michael (Jen) Shull, Annette (Paul) Clark, and Roberta “Bobbi” Jo (Matt) Herr; grandchildren, Ann (Adam) Thacker, Emily (Joshua) Miles, Adam (Natalie Carpenter) Clark, Neiko, Marisa, Jordan, and Gabe Alvarado, D.J. Ornlef, and Ashley Hammer; great-grandchildren, Lane and McKenna Thacker, and Mason Miles; and brothers, James (Nancy) and Phillip (Margaret) Fairbanks; many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her father; daughter, Vanessa Shull; and granddaughter, Sara Clark.

Visitation will be held on Sun., Jan. 22, 2017 from 1-6 p.m. at the Herman-Veh Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Gibsonburg. A service will be held at 5:45 p.m. by the Gibsonburg American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.  Funeral services will be held on Mon., Jan. 23, 2017 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with an hour of visitation to be held prior to the service. Pastor Travis Montgomery will officiate. Burial will follow at West Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family care of Annette Clark.