Kathryn Renee Saxe-Mueller, age 56, of Albert Lea, Minnesota passed away on March 9th, 2024. She was born on October 26, 1967, to LaVern and Charlene Saxe of rural Ettrick. She graduated from Blair high school in 1986 and received a BA from Luther College, an MA from Luther Seminary, a teaching certificate from the state of Massachusetts, a surgical technician certification, and her RN from Pima Medical Institute. Kathryn was a Pharmacy Technician at University of Wisconsin – Madison Hospital. She was the Director of Music and Junior High Ministry at St. Timothy Lutheran in St. Paul, MN. She was a flight agent at Minneapolis and Boston airports and installed aircraft interiors for Bombardier. She was an elementary music teacher at Mullein Hill Christian Academy in Lakeville, MA, and director of music for Tanque Verde Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ. She was a custom home builder, and a psychiatric nurse for Mirasol recovery centers. Kathryn was an avid lover of art and music. She was the trumpet soloist for the Luther College Messiah performance in 1989. Kathryn was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her mother Charlene, her children Timothy and Sonja Grace; four brothers, Craig and Arletta (Sorenson) of Mauston, WI, Jeffrey and Lesa (Bobo) of Ettrick, WI, Rodney and Elizabeth (McDougall) of Blair, WI, and Scott of Fayetteville, GA; and a sister Kimberly and Brian DeVries of Chaska, MN. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the North Beaver Creek Parish Lutheran Church (Brick Building) in Rural Ettrick, WI. Rev. Libby Howe will be officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to the time of service at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the North Beaver Creek Faith Lutheran Cemetery. Kratz Funeral Home-Portage (www.kratzfuneralhome.com) is assisting with arrangements.

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