Kathleen M. Streich, age 68 of Kenosha, died at her home on Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Born in Kenosha on August 11, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Helen Budzinski. Kathleen was a 1968 graduate of St. Joseph High School.

On May 15, 1971, she was united in marriage to Ronald Streich.

She was employed with the 5^th Army at Fort Sheridan, G. LeBlanc Corporation and Jockey International, retiring in 2008.

Kathleen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her biggest joy in life was spending time with her grandson.  She enjoyed camping, taking occasional trips to the casino.

She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Ronald; her daughter, Kristina Thomas; her grandson, Preston Thomas; her cousin “sister”, Linda Strunk; her brothers-in-law, Donnie and Jerry (Carol) Streich; and her beloved dog, Molly.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, in infancy, Michael; her father-in-law, Donald; her mother-in-law, Muriel; her brother-in-law, David; and a sister-in-law, Pamela Streich.

Kathleen’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the physicians at Aurora Medical Center; especially Dr. Santarelli and Dr. Erikson; and visiting nurse, Marian Hawkins for the compassionate care they provided.    

Service Info

Funeral services honoring Kathleen’s life will be held on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home, 3720 39th Avenue. Private inurnment will take place in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.