Katharine Hotle Obituary

Katharine R. Hotle (nee Klick), passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. Beloved wife for 70 years of Antone E. Hotle; dear mother of David (Jeanne) Hotle of Manchester, MO and Dennis (Ruth) Hotle of Lee's Summit, MO; grandmother of Thad, Timothy, Dana and Jerret Hotle; great-grandmother of Antone, Talley, Avery and Nolan; sister of Ruth Tiemann and Elizabeth Postula. Preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Arnold and Katherine (Beachtold) Klick; her sister, Dorothy Mernitz and a great-grandchild, Marlena Katharine. Survived by a brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Katharine Roberta Hotle (nee Klick), was born on Nov. 26, 1916, in Grantfork, IL, the first child of Katherine Baechtold Klick and Arnold E. Klick. Rev. Klick was the pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church in Grantfork. In 1917 he was called to St. John's Evangelical Church in Tiffin, OH, where he was pastor for six years. Katharine attended public school in Tiffin, until the family moved to Louisville, KY where Rev. Klick served St. John's Evangelical Church for 12 years. Katharine graduated from Atherton High School for Girls in Louisville in 1934. She attended Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL and graduated in 1938 and in 1939 she earned a Master's Degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University. She married Antone E. Hotle, of Keota, IA on October 28, 1939. They made their home in Elmhurst, IL where Antone taught middle school mathematics in Hawthorne School until he became principal of Roosevelt School in Elmhurst. In 1949 they moved to Keota, IA, to assist Antone's father who could no longer operate the large farm he managed, due to his health problems. Katharine was active in Farm Bureau, Extension and Church affairs, and took over the milking on the farm. In 1962 they moved back to Elmhurst where Antone was principal of Eldridge School, and later Hawthorne School. They retired in 1976, and moved to Fulton, MO where they bought a small farm. They kept ponies for the grandchildren and raised beef cattle without additives or hormones for people who were hyper-allergenic. Katharine continued to be active in Extension, Church, and Aging activities and Antone volunteered almost full time at the Sheltered Workshop in Fulton. In 2005 they moved to St. Louis to live in Cape Albeon, a senior living facility near family members. Katharine chose to gift her body to Washington University School of Medicine. If desired, contributions may be made to Elmhurst College, Antone and Katharine Hotle Scholarship Fund, 19 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296. A service of the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.