Obituary for Kathleen Anne Kirton (McNulty)
Kathleen was born in Saskatoon, SK on November 19, 1943, and passed away peacefully in Calgary, AB on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the age of 78 years old.
Kathleen will be lovingly remembered by her lifelong companion, husband and best friend, Gary; her loving children, Connie (Dan), Wendy, Vince (Shana), Debbie (Darren), and Tammy (David); grandchildren, Matthew (Kelsey) Vredegoor, Jackie (Todd) Titley, Clint (Shelby) Vredegoor, Drew, Kathleen, Josha, Jana, Hayli, Chase, Danielle, Anthony and Christian; great grandchildren, Kaiden, Ryland, Levi, Jack, Ronan, Berklee, Faith and Parker; sister, Elaine (Dennis) Zerr; and her brother, Jack (Val) McNulty. Kathleen was predeceased by her parents, Harold and Kathleen McNulty; her sister, Jeannette McNulty; and her parents-in-law, Joseph (Buck) and Jean Kirton.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 11:00 am MST at St. Paul’s Catholic Church (1305 Main Street South, Airdrie, Alberta). Officiant is Father Robert Dielissen. For those who are not able to attend, you are able to watch the service via LiveStream at this link Kathleen’s Service LiveStream.
Kathleen was a kind and loving person to everyone. If you had a conversation with her, you didn’t leave without a hug and a smile. She put everyone first, before anything she needed. She loved planting her flowers every summer and watching them grow into a beautiful garden. She loved going to the market and selling. She could sell like no one else. She made so many friends at the market, customers and vendors alike. There was no one who met Mom that didn’t walk away feeling loved by Mom.
Gary, her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren were everything to her. She always looked forward to seeing them and talking to them on the phone. Christmas was her favorite season and she loved getting together and playing games. She was the most faithful person you could ever know.
Dreams relayed from a trusted friend….
I dreamt about your mom two days ago and I had a conversation with her. She kept saying how beautiful it was where she was and that she wanted to stay. I kept telling her she had to come back and spend a little more time and she kept laughing and saying “it’s just so beautiful here” and I said to her “you need to come back, Gary needs you”. She said “okay ya, Gary, ya I’ll be back” and she was laughing with her cute laugh. She said “okay, I’ll be back, but it’s just so beautiful here”.
Then last night I dreamt about her again and she said she wasn’t coming back. Her body was too destroyed and where she was is just so beautiful. She was just so happy in my dream.
Kamal Ikram
To view and share photos, condolences and memories of Kathleen, please visit www.choicememorial.com.
WEEP NOT FOR ME (by an Unknown Author)
Weep not for me though I have gone
Into that gentle night
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul’s sweet flight
I am at peace, my soul’s at rest
There is no need for tears
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years
There is no pain, I suffer not
The fear is now all gone
Put now these things out of your thoughts
In your memory I live on
Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not the strife
Please do not dwell upon my death
But celebrate my life
Kathleen will be lovingly remembered by her lifelong companion, husband and best friend, Gary; her loving children, Connie (Dan), Wendy, Vince (Shana), Debbie (Darren), and Tammy (David); grandchildren, Matthew (Kelsey) Vredegoor, Jackie (Todd) Titley, Clint (Shelby) Vredegoor, Drew, Kathleen, Josha, Jana, Hayli, Chase, Danielle, Anthony and Christian; great grandchildren, Kaiden, Ryland, Levi, Jack, Ronan, Berklee, Faith and Parker; sister, Elaine (Dennis) Zerr; and her brother, Jack (Val) McNulty. Kathleen was predeceased by her parents, Harold and Kathleen McNulty; her sister, Jeannette McNulty; and her parents-in-law, Joseph (Buck) and Jean Kirton.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 11:00 am MST at St. Paul’s Catholic Church (1305 Main Street South, Airdrie, Alberta). Officiant is Father Robert Dielissen. For those who are not able to attend, you are able to watch the service via LiveStream at this link Kathleen’s Service LiveStream.
Kathleen was a kind and loving person to everyone. If you had a conversation with her, you didn’t leave without a hug and a smile. She put everyone first, before anything she needed. She loved planting her flowers every summer and watching them grow into a beautiful garden. She loved going to the market and selling. She could sell like no one else. She made so many friends at the market, customers and vendors alike. There was no one who met Mom that didn’t walk away feeling loved by Mom.
Gary, her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren were everything to her. She always looked forward to seeing them and talking to them on the phone. Christmas was her favorite season and she loved getting together and playing games. She was the most faithful person you could ever know.
Dreams relayed from a trusted friend….
I dreamt about your mom two days ago and I had a conversation with her. She kept saying how beautiful it was where she was and that she wanted to stay. I kept telling her she had to come back and spend a little more time and she kept laughing and saying “it’s just so beautiful here” and I said to her “you need to come back, Gary needs you”. She said “okay ya, Gary, ya I’ll be back” and she was laughing with her cute laugh. She said “okay, I’ll be back, but it’s just so beautiful here”.
Then last night I dreamt about her again and she said she wasn’t coming back. Her body was too destroyed and where she was is just so beautiful. She was just so happy in my dream.
Kamal Ikram
To view and share photos, condolences and memories of Kathleen, please visit www.choicememorial.com.
WEEP NOT FOR ME (by an Unknown Author)
Weep not for me though I have gone
Into that gentle night
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul’s sweet flight
I am at peace, my soul’s at rest
There is no need for tears
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years
There is no pain, I suffer not
The fear is now all gone
Put now these things out of your thoughts
In your memory I live on
Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not the strife
Please do not dwell upon my death
But celebrate my life