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Kathleen Nelson

Kathleen Jane Nelson September 21, 1931 - February 5, 2021 It is with tremendous sadness that the family of Kathleen Jane Nelson announces her passing. Kathleen (affectionately known as Kay) passed away peacefully in her sleep at Albright Manor in Beamsville on February 5th, 2021 at the age of 89. Kay was predeceased by her parents Albert Konkle (1977) and Violet Konkle (nee Sherwood) (2001), and her only sibling, younger brother Gary Konkle (1976). Kay leaves behind her devoted daughter Kelly and beloved son-in-law Randy Friesen, grandson Tim Friesen, granddaughter Kathleen (Katie) Gottli and grandson (in-law) Joe Gottli. Her very precious great-grandson Michael Gottli is also left behind with many special memories of his Nana. Kay will also be sadly missed by her cousins Barbara and Gloria, Janice and Kenny, and Dianne, and her sister-in-law Carolynne Nelson. Kay was born on September 21, 1931 at home on the Konkle family farm located on Greenlane Rd. in Beamsville. Weighing in around the 3 lb mark, she spent the first few months of life wrapped in a bunting and laying in a basket that was placed in front of the family’s stove, as it was the only heat source for the home at that time. Occasionally she even made it onto the open oven door if it was especially cold. During her childhood years Kay attended the Lower Thirty School in Beamsville and worked at developing her music and dance talents. She trained very hard and succeeded at being an exceptional toe dancer. She also excelled at tap dancing, guitar and piano and was asked to perform at the homes of Beamsville’s wealthier residents whenever they hosted teas, receptions and parties. As a teen, Kay continued her recitals and performances and attended Beamsville District Secondary School. After high school Kay worked at Stedman’s, the basket factory and Dave Wright’s in Beamsville. She married Don Nelson in early 1950, and tragically later that year, Kay gave birth to their stillborn son David William. It was 9 years before they had another child, this time a daughter who she named Kelly. Kay faced many hardships during her life including the breakdown of her marriage. In the early 60’s, she chose to end her relationship with Don. Kay Nelson may have been born tiny but she grew to be an incredibly strong, determined and independent woman. She experienced all the worries and faced all the challenges that a single mom would face. Kay wasn’t one to be easily intimidated, and throughout her life showed courage no matter what life threw at her. Kay’s first full-time work after becoming a single parent was at Westinghouse in Grimsby. She liked the job of welding filaments and would come home with teensy little specks all over her face. Her daughter still has the pair of glasses that Kay wore while working at Westinghouse and the lenses are covered with those same little specks. With technology improving, the company laid off a group of employees which included Kay and eventually closed down the location altogether. Kay then took different part-time jobs as a housecleaner, babysitter and even a driving instructor. With perseverance, her next part-time work at the winery in Jordan turned into a permanent position at the Jordan Wines plant on Louth Street in St. Catharines, where she worked until her retirement. Kay lost her brother in 1976 to an at-home accident and less than a year later her beloved father passed away after a battle with throat cancer. She and her mother stayed strong through it all. Three months later her daughter married leaving Kay alone for the first time in her life. One afternoon in late 1980, she received a call at work that her apartment was on fire. She rushed home to find all of her belongings either burned or smoke and water damaged by a fire that was caused by creosote build up in her landlord’s chimney. Kay moved in with Kelly and Randy and their newborn son Timothy. She was a great help to these two new parents and she stayed with them while looking for a new apartment. When Kelly was a child, she and her Mom spent almost every free Saturday window-shopping together and now they had the opportunity to shop for real for all of Kay’s new clothing and furnishings. Far too soon she found a new apartment and moved on to her next phase in life. Kay retired early to help out with her grandchildren after school and over the summers. By the time the kids were old enough to be left to their own devices, her mother began to require help keeping up with her apartment. Kay was lucky enough to find an apartment for her mother in her building. They spent hours together each day, visiting at each other’s place. Eventually Kay moved her mother in with her. They lived together through 2 more moves but in time Kay found the care of her mother to be beyond her own capabilities so she moved her to Albright Manor. Kay became a volunteer at the Manor until her Mother’s passing in 2001. Without the responsibility of her having to provide for her child, or be a caregiver for her grandchildren or her mother, Kay was finally able to add her name to the wait list for an Edelheim seniors apartment. In 2002 Kay moved in and she spent the next 18 years there. Needing something to keep her busy besides her much loved crosswords and wordfinds, and never being much of a social butterfly in her later years, Kay stepped out of her comfort zone to assume a different kind of responsibility. She took on the job of ‘Birthday Card Lady’ which entailed getting the birthday cards signed and delivered to the Edelheim seniors. She ended up enjoying the task and did a wonderful job at it for many years. As Kay’s health started to decline and dementia crept into her life, she gave up her drivers license and her ‘Robin’s Egg Blue 1979 T-Bird’ and sadly the freedom it had provided. For awhile she made use of the bus service for her grocery shopping and banking but even that small independence eventually came to an end when she was no longer able to make the weekly bus trips downtown. Kelly retired in 2014 to help her mom out with the things she could no longer do herself. After experiencing a series of falls in late 2019 and early 2020, it became apparent that Kay needed more help than Kelly or Randy could provide. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kay’s admission to Albright Manor was delayed until mid-May. She voluntarily walked through Albright’s front doors and into a strange and isolated existence. Her phone was her link to the outside until the lockdown was lifted and Kelly was allowed to visit. Kay’s health declined very quickly with the restrictions that the coronavirus brought and her final months were spent in isolation under another lockdown order. Kay passed away without the presence of her loving family by her side but it is her family’s hope that Kay could feel Kelly’s hand holding hers and that she received all the love and comforting thoughts that they sent her way. Kelly would like to thank the nursing and support staff of Albright’s 4th floor who have risen to the challenge of maintaining excellent care during this extremely difficult time. A very heartfelt thank you is being sent out to a very special staff-member, Taylor. During Kay’s residence at Albright and especially at the end of Kay’s time on this earth, Taylor spent the quality time with her that Kelly couldn’t. For that, Kelly and her family will be forever grateful. Following Mom’s wishes, cremation has taken place and her loving family has gathered privately to say their final goodbyes. Kay donated annually to the Arthritis Society as arthritis was a disease that afflicted 3 generation of our family. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her name or to a charity of your choice. And finally Kelly would like to pass on these thoughts. “Due to this pandemic Mom’s final days and months were not spent as she or I had hoped. So many other families have gone through the same heartbreaking experience that our family just went through and unfortunately more families will continue to experience the unbearable feeling of being separated from their loved one at such an important time. Please help these families by adhering to the lockdown rules!” ‘Stay home, stay safe and save lives’.

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The My Tribute Gift Foundation (MTGF) is committed to preserving your privacy and maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your credit card and other personal information. This privacy policy describes the personal information MTGF collects by any means, including but not limited to our My Tribute Gift Memorial donor's portal pages and our website at https://mytributegift.org/privacy.html (each a “Site” and collectively the "Sites"), how we collect, use and safeguard that information, and the circumstances under which we may disclose it. By using one of our sites or otherwise providing your personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

What is personal information?

What personal information does My Tribute Gift Foundation collect?

When you make a donation to a charity through one of MTGF's Memorial Pages, MTGF collects personal information directly from you in order to properly process your donation and be able to issue an official receipt for it, consistent with requirements of the IRS in the U.S.. MTGF also collects personal information from you in this manner to enable MTGF to contact you to confirm your donation and, in the case of a lost or missing receipt, to reissue you a receipt for your donation. This personal information consists of your name, address, phone number, email address, your credit card information, "acknowledgement" or "in memory of" information, recipient charity, your directions and notes to the recipient charity, and donation amount.

IP address to measure our website traffic and to help provide a more personalized experience;
Information regarding your browser and other technical specifications required to use our Sites;
Your transaction history relating to the use of our services;
Computer data or files, often called “cookies,” which may be sent by your web browser and stored on an individual computer to allow our server to “recognize” you through the navigation of our Sites; and
Computer data files, often called “web beacons” that are collected from emails or links on third-party sites that allow our server to evaluate the popularity of those links or the information contained in emails or on third-party sites.

We use this information to improve our service offerings and to customize your experience using our Sites. For more information, see the “Cookies and Similar Technologies” section below.

How does MTGF Use Your Personal Information?

MTGF does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes without your express consent.

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We may use cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies to gather information about your use of our Sites to improve our service offerings and to customize your experience using our Sites.

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Protecting personal information.

Does MTGF Disclose Personal Information?

MTGF may disclose personal information when required by law, the IRS or other governmental authority, or if requested by a credit card issuer in case of a dispute.

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Retention of Personal Information

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For EU Residents

The vast majority of our donors are Americans. However, while we do not target our services to individuals outside of the United States, some of our individual donors may be residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For the benefit of such users, we handle their personal data in accordance with applicable EU data protection laws and regulations, including the EU GDPR. Subject to certain exemptions set out in the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the Personal information we hold about you:

The right to access and inspect your personal information or to be provided with a permanent copy of the information being held about you;
The right to request the correction of any inaccuracies in your personal information or where the accuracy of information is disputed, to add additional information to give notice that you dispute the accuracy of the information content;
The right to request the erasure of your personal information, particularly where the continued processing of the information is no longer necessary;
The right to object to the processing of your personal information, particularly where there are no longer sufficient legitimate grounds for us to continue processing the information;
The right to restrict processing, data portability and the right to appeal any automated decision making or profiling; and
The right to complain to a Data Protection Regulator about our processing of your personal information.

It is important to note that the rights set out above are not unconditional and the specific circumstances of the processing being undertaken by us will determine if these rights may be exercised. Further information concerning these rights and their application can be obtained by residents of the EEA by contacting us at the address provided below.
If you are a resident of the EEA, our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this privacy policy will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.

If you have any questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact us at the address provided below.

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