Kathryn Margaret was born in Salmon, Idaho, on January 28, 1927. Her parents were Mildred Cox and Jay Leonard. She grew up in Idaho and Montana. She married Harold Newman in 1970 and lived in Mountain View, CA until they moved to Cloverdale in 1999, purchasing a home in the Del Webb Clover Springs Community, where they made new friends and enjoyed the community.
Kathy passed away peacefully at the Clearwater Assisted Living in Cloverdale where she spent the last year of her life. She passed March 6, 2019, at age 92.
Kathy was preceded in death by husband Harold Newman, son Farrell Jay Snell and step-son David Newman. She left behind three step-daughters: Marsha Dillard, Linda Palmieri (Casey) and Janice Hawthorne (Jim); grandchildren Keith Strehlow, Brian Strehlow, Lisa Janny (Jeff), Denise Janny, Chrisy Hawthorne (Rody), Rachele Rau, Lynn Hawthorne (Shane), Jim Hawthorne, Natasha Gutierrez (Gilbert), Tory Newman (Jennifer) and Megan Newman. She had 22 great grandchildren, 1 nephew and many, many friends.
She will be missed by many. There is no service at this time.
