From the
Medford (OR)
Mail Tribune 10-28-2009 at
www.mailtribune.comPhoto included
Kathryn "Kitty" Nouguier, 63, died Oct. 23, 2009, at her
Medford,
Ore., home of 43 years.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, October, 29th, 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial
Park, 2201 North
Phoenix Road,
Medford, OR. Former Sacred Heart
Priest, Robert
Kruger will officiate.
Mrs. Nouguier was born Kathryn Ann
Grant in Claremore, Okla., on Dec. 13, 1945 to William and Elsie
Grant. When Kathryn was two years old, the entire
Grant family moved from
Oklahoma to the Central Valley of
California, like so many other families at that time. They settled in the farming town of
Corcoran. She attended and graduated
Corcoran High School in 1963 and received her Associates Degree at the
College of the Sequoias in 1966.
She married her husband of 43 years, Raymond Nouguier on Aug. 20, 1966, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Medford. Together they raised two sons, John Nouguier, 41, of Portland, and Mark Nouguier, 38, of
Medford. Despite battling rheumatoid arthritis for over 50 years, Kitty was an accomplished seamstress, Ukrainian
Easter egg artist and tireless social services volunteer.
Kitty is survived by her husband, Ray; son, John and his wife, Beth and their daughters,
Madison and Quinn; son, Mark and his wife, Kelly and their daughters, Katelin and Audrey; two brothers; four sisters; many brother and sister-in-laws; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother; father; brother, Robert Grant; and sister, June
Lasota.
Kitty dedicated much of her life to helping those less fortunate. To honor this legacy, please consider a donation to ACCESS, Inc., 3630 Aviation Way,
Medford, OR 97504,
www.access-inc.org , in lieu of flowers.