Kathryn Peters, age 84, of Carlyle, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Kathryn was born in Breese, Illinois, on November 10, 1941, a daughter of Frank and Christine (nee Vogel) Peters. She attended Marydale School for seven years before graduating from St. Mary’s Grade School. Later in life, Kathryn earned her GED certificate from Kaskaskia College.
Kathryn worked for many years as a mother’s helper, assisting families as they welcomed newborn babies into their homes. She later began a long and dedicated career at Carlyle Healthcare Center, where she worked for 52 and a half years. Kathryn was a lifelong, active member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and was also a member of the Clinton County Historical Society. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and extended family, as well as the many friends and coworkers she came to know over the years at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living Center.
Kathryn is survived by her siblings, Paul Peters and wife Marilyn, Alice Wesselmann, and Gerard Peters, all of Carlyle; her loving nieces and nephews, Sarah Karban and husband Brian, Erin Peters and husband Martin, Ryan Peters and wife Danielle, Maria Peterson, Laurie Wesselmann and friend Steve Headon, Keith Wesselmann, Eric Wesselmann, Lelette Spihlmann and husband David, Jr., and Amanda Foster and husband Ryan; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews; one great-great-niece; and two great-great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Christine Peters; two brothers, Donald Peters and Joseph M. Peters; a sister-in-law, Marilyn Peters; and a brother-in-law, Virgil Wesselmann.
A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 18021 Marydale Road, Carlyle, Illinois. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Carlyle. Visitation will be held at Zieren Funeral Home, 1111 Clinton Street, Carlyle, on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM and on Saturday morning from 9:00 – 10:30 AM.
Expressions of sympathy in memory of Ms. Peters are suggested to St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and will be received through Zieren Funeral Home.
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