Katherine Eileen Northup, 67, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care.
She was born on April 4, 1955, in St. Joseph to Richard Bolton and Roberta Anderson. Kathy graduated as valedictorian from Lafayette High School, and graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 1977. She began her 38-year teaching career in South Page, Iowa. The following year, Kathy accepted a position with the St. Joseph School District teaching at Central High School where she remained until her retirement. Kathy married Michael Alan Northup on May 26, 1979.
While at Central, Kathy taught numerous courses including AP-European History and IB-History. She enjoyed her role as a Student Government Sponsor, which involved organizing various events such as homecoming and the annual canned food drive. She was well known at Central for the student educational travel groups to Western Europe that she organized and sponsored for over a decade. Students and colleagues at Central would agree that teaching was Kathy’s passion and calling in life.
She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond “Gene” Anderson.
Survivors include her husband, Michael; mother, Roberta Anderson; sister, Patricia Bottorff (Jerry); brother, Gary Anderson (Mavis); nephew, Jared Bottorff; and nieces, Jessica and Cassandra Anderson.
Memorial Mass and Public Livestream 10:00 A.M. Friday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
