Kathaleen Mary “Kay” Cox, 94, Adrian, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.
A funeral Mass was Saturday, July 13, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Burial followed in the St. Adrian Cemetery.
Kathaleen Doyle was born May 12, 1925, in Luverne to Edward and Caroline (Gibboney) Doyle. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1943.
Kay married Thomas Cox on May 5, 1950, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. The couple farmed south of Adrian before moving to town in 1984. Kay worked at Tri State Insurance in Luverne and Minneapolis. She was a homemaker most of her life. Her passion was volunteering. She wrote for the Nobles County Review and served on several committees creating improvements for the community, such as the swimming pool, campgrounds, ball diamonds and Adrian Country Living.
Kay participated in St. Adrian CCW, Catholic Daughters of America (local and state holder), Legion Auxiliary and Christian Mothers. She was a board member of the Nobles County Day Activity Center for 29 years. In 1996 she was Nobles County Outstanding Senior Citizen. She volunteered for Hospice for 21 years and was given the Friend of Hospice Award in 2005. She also received the Friend of Jazz Award in 2006, was a Happy Helper at the Nursing Home, a charter member of the Bloodmobile, Bible study member, collected coats for the poor for more than 20 years and also taught religion classes for 13 years. Kay enjoyed going to the Minnesota state fair for many years with Tom, meeting up with lifelong friends and family at the fairgrounds.
Kay is survived by five children, Michael (Cheryl) Cox, Luverne, Mark (Lisa) Cox, Edina, Mary (Mark) Taylor, Minneapolis, Ann Hoemberg, Andover, and Alan (Cindy) Cox, Adrian; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, sister Laura May Bosch, sister-in-law Marie Cox and brother-in-law LeRoy Rust.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Tom; a son-in-law, Don Hoemberg; a grandson, Brian Cox; a brother, Paul Doyle; and three sisters, Alice Ehrismann, Margaret (Lynch) Schlingen and Edwina Rust.
Memorials are preferred to St. Adrian Catholic Church or the Luverne Hospice Cottage.
Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home, dingmannandsons.com.
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