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Kathleen Ann Niggle

Female 1939 - 2023  (84 years)


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  • Name Kathleen Ann Niggle  [1] 
    Birth 26 May 1939  Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 18 Jun 1939  Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Rushford Lutheran Church
    Occupation Retired, 21 years (R.N.) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay  [1] 
    Death 30 Aug 2023  Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Melech Hospice House
    Notes 
    • Kathleen Fossen, 84, Tampa, FL, passed away on August 30, 2023, at Melech Hospice House.
      Kathleen was born on May 26th, 1939, in Rushford, Minnesota to Clarence and Catharine Niggle. Kathy graduated from Rushford-Peterson High School in 1957. She attended the Methodist Kahler School of Nursing and graduated in the class of 1960. Shortly after, she moved to San Francisco, CA to practice nursing. While there, she met the love of her life, Gary Fossen from Winona, Minnesota. They married on her birthday in 1965 at the Rushford Lutheran Church. They continued to live in California where they started a family and had a son, Jay, in 1968 and a daughter, Wendy, in 1969. The family moved in 1971 to Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1976, they moved again to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Kathy and the family made one final move to Tampa, Florida in 1978. After spending a few years as a stay-at-home mom, Kathy decided to return to nursing. She obtained a job at Busch Gardens as an RN assisting guests as well as employees. She worked there for 21 years before retiring. She enjoyed all the people and relationships she made while there. Upon retirement, Kathy and Gary spent much time at their house on the Suwannee River. They enjoyed sitting on the dock on the river watching boats go by and spending time with their friends, Rick and Martha. She also enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters. Kathy was a very social lady and enjoyed spending time with her friends in the Red Hat Society. Kathy enjoyed attending church services at The First Reformed Church. After Gary passed, Kathy spent much time with neighborhood friends and dearly loved her dogs McGee and Ping.
      Kathy is survived by her son, {Jay Fossen}, of Tampa; her daughter {Wendy Yepes }of Tampa; granddaughters {Rachel Yepes and Emma Yepes} of Tampa; nephews {John Niggle of Naples, FL, and Larry Niggle of Apollo Beach, FL}, and many other beloved family and friends.
      Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Vince and her husband of 48 years, Gary.
      Kathleen Fossen’s Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 7th at 1pm at First Reformed Church, 8283 W. Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL, 33615. [5]
    Person ID I13206  Mindrum
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Clarence Jonas Niggle,   b. 16 Oct 1900, Houston Co., Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1981, Community Memorial Hospital, Winona, Winona, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Catharine Harriet James,   b. 11 Nov 1906, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 2004, Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1927  St. John's Lutheran Church, Hart, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F9164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gary Dean Fossen,   b. 1 Apr 1937, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 2013, Temple Terrace, Hillsborough, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 26 May 1965  Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F9167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2011 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1044] Kathleen Niggle Fossen, Family Group Sheets, 30 April 2002.

    2. [S8144] Ministeriabog for Rushford og Cedar Valley norsk evangeliske lutherske Menigheder i Fillmore go Winona Counties in Staten Minnesota North America, Paabegyndt 1873, Rushford Lutheran Church, Rushford, Minnesota.

    3. [S349] Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, www.ancestry.com.

    4. [S8144] Ministeriabog for Rushford og Cedar Valley norsk evangeliske lutherske Menigheder i Fillmore go Winona Counties in Staten Minnesota North America, Paabegyndt 1873, Rushford Lutheran Church, Rushford, Minnesota, 1939 Baptisms.

    5. [S9099] Kathleen Fossen obituary, https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/palm-harbor-fl/kathleen-fossen-11426408.

    6. [S1026] Vince Niggle, 11527 W. 99th Pl., Overland Park, KS 66214.

    7. [S1046] Clarence Niggle obituary, Tri-County Record, 1 Oct 1981.

    8. [S6394] Catharine H. Niggle obituary, Tri-County Record, 5 Feb 2004.

    9. [S5632] Email from Leigh Fossen, 29 Oct 2011.



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