- Date Of Birth: December 30, 1938
- Date Of Death: March 16, 2018
- State: Colorado
Kathleen Holland Jonson Visovatti, age 79, died peacefully at Swedish Hospital with family at her side on March 16, 2018. She was born on December 30, 1938, in Mason City, Iowa, to Kenneth Irving and Phyllis (Holland) Jonson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Hall Visovatti; her son, Christopher Jay; her granddaughter May Kathleen Aleida, and her parents. She is survived by her brother Kenneth Irving Jonson II (Pamela); sister-in-law Sally Hartman, children, Scott Hall Visovatti (Moira) of Ann Arbor, MI, Kristin Liane Visovatti Johnson (Starck) of Denver, CO; grandchildren: Daisy, Rose, Joseph, Samuel, Jed, Will, and Brendan; and nieces Nancy Jonson Kapuschansky (Anthony) and Sarah Heim-Jonson Wootton (Madison). Kathleen graduated from Roosevelt High School (1957) in Des Moines, IA, and the University of Iowa (1961). She married Don Hall Visovatti in 1963 and lived in Evanston, IL. During her lifelong career as a teacher, Kathleen received the Outstanding Young Educator of Illinois award by the American JayCees (1966) and the Dolores Kohl Foundation’s Award for Exemplary Teaching (1985). Kathleen felt blessed to have been a teacher where she could make a difference in the lives of so many. In addition to teaching, Kathleen was a professional storyteller and was featured at the National Storytelling Festival (1986). She co-founded the Northshore Storytelling Guild and the Wild Onion Storytelling Festival.
