Obituary for
Kathleen A. Voelz (Wall)
Kathleen Ann Voelz (nee Wall), age 88, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Col. Earl F. Voelz; dear daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Wall and stepdaughter of the late Mary Esther Wall; loving stepmother of Maire Chandler, Eric (Kathy) Voelz and Lenore Augustine; cherished stepgrandmother of Chris (Jason) Williams and Anthony Augustine; dear sister of Bill (Joan) Wall, and the late Thomas Wall and the late Nancy Murphy; dear aunt of Joanie (Todd) Mosby, Madeleine (Bob) Byrne and Jeffrey (Karen) Wall; Thomas (Kimberley) Wall, Margee Wall, Julie (Brad) Jordan, the late Susan Murphy and the late Kathleen Bumpus; Julie (Tony) Matt, Kathy (Nicki Diller) Murphy, Maureen Murphy, Sean (Christine) Murphy, Larry (Sarah) Murphy; and special nephew Frank Murphy; dear great-aunt, cousin and friend. Dearest lifelong friend of Thelma Jennewein.
Kathleen was a graduate of St. Gabriel the Archangel Elementary School, St. Elizabeth Academy High School, Harris Teachers College, Saint Louis University and Washington University. She was a lifelong educator and administrator for the St. Louis Public School District and for Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School.
Visitation 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road, in Kirkwood. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday, March 23, at Ste. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Church, 1575 N. Woodlawn Avenue, Warson Woods, MO 63122. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society at Ste. Genevieve du Bois Catholic Church or Meals on Wheels of Greater St. Louis.