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Kay Kay meets Ivy
This is my favorite video of grandma. I love watching it and hearing her voice.
Kathleen “Katie, Kay” Ripberger
Kathleen Shirley Ripberger
April 22, 1936 – December 31, 2021
Lived 85 years
Centerviille, Imdiana
Life story
Kay or Katie as she was called by most, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend among many other things. She was a kind, loyal, strong, and generous woman, and was adored by her family.
She worked many years at a cabinet factory in Richmond, but was able to enjoy an early retirement doing the things she loved and spending time with her family. She loved to drive wherever her heart desired.
She enjoyed riding along with her husband on the golf course and critiquing his golf game.
She was an avid bingo player and won often. She was a legendary marble player and took great pleasure in beating her son in law. She enjoyed weekly card games with family. She was an amazing cook and baked pies that the family would fight over at holiday gatherings. She lit up at Christmas. It was her favorite time of year. She took great pride in being a grandma and great grandma. She loved the littlest ones in the family so much and they loved her right back.
She is terribly missed, but will live on forever in our hearts.
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The world Kathleen knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
1936
Born April 22
1939
Kathleen was 3 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Kathleen was 6 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Kathleen was 22 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Kathleen was 27 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
Kathleen was 35 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Kathleen was 53 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1997
Kathleen was 61 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2007
Kathleen was 71 when the first iPhone went on sale
2016
Kathleen was 80 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2020
Kathleen was 84 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away December 31, age 85
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