IN MEMORY

KATHLEEN JOY BRAMSTEDT
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Died: Friday, March 5, 2010
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Age: 53 years, 1 day

VISITATION
6:00 PM Monday, March 8, 2010
George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, SD
Family will greet friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 AM Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Community Reformed Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Reverend Clyde Teel, Officiating
Reverend John Thornton, Assisting
Rhonda VanRoekel, Organist
Gary Randall, Soloist
“Amazing Grace”
“When We All Get To Heaven”

INTERMENT
Colton Lutheran Cemetery, Colton, SD

PALLBEARERS
Brad Deelstra ~ Robert Deelstra ~ Matt Tschetter
Jeff VanStelton ~ Andrew Rens ~ Brian Bramstedt

Harrisburg – God escorted Kathleen J. Bramstedt, 53, home on Friday, March 5, 2010 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. In heaven, she will be united with her infant brother, Daryl Duane, and her father, John Deelstra, along with many other friends and relatives.

A visitation will be held 6:00 PM Monday, March 8, 2010 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls with the family present from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Celebration of Life services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Community Reformed Church, at its new location, 6800 E. 41st St. (1/2 mile east of Hwy 11 on 41st St.), Sioux Falls with burial in the Colton Cemetery.

Kathleen Joy Deelstra was born March 4, 1957 in Sioux Falls to John and Fannie (Reurink) Deelstra. She grew up on a farm near Franklin and attended school at Chester Area School and then Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls. On October 2, 1976, she married Larry Bramstedt in Colton, SD. Together they have one son, Michael Lynn of Harrisburg. They lived in the Harrisburg area their entire marriage.

Kathleen worked as a bookkeeper in several Sioux Falls businesses her entire adult life, including Automated Systems, Pride Neon, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, GA Johnson Construction, Fireplace Professionals, and most recently Tri-State Wholesale Flooring. She enjoyed embroidery work, being involved in church activities, getting together with friends and family, and watching her perennials grow.

Those left to cherish her life are Larry Bramstedt, Harrisburg; her son, Michael Lynn Bramstedt, Harrisburg; her mother, Fannie Deelstra, Colton; one sister, Carol (Virgil) VanStelton, Sibley, IA; one brother, Stanley (Elaine) Deelstra, Renner; six nieces and nephews, and nine great nieces and nephews.

The family has requested that memorials be directed to the Community Reformed Church Memorial Fund.