Katilyn "Kate” Jessica Kiehn, age 35, passed away unexpectedly on January 27, 2023, in Salt Lake City, UT. She was born on July 25, 1987, in Fort Walton Beach, FL, to parents Ernest Lee Kiehn and Teri Irene Kiehn.
She was a graduate of Intermountain Christian High School, the University of Utah Social Work program, and Salt Lake Community College Nursing Program.
Kate will always be remembered as a bubbly young lady with an un-ending smile and a cheerful attitude. If anything needed to be organized, Kate was ready and willing to lend a hand or take the lead. She made friends easily in any setting and was perpetually willing to offer a smile and a hug so others could feel the love she had for them.
She had unlimited energy and determination, which enabled her to stand up for her friends and her beliefs. Kate had a real knack for quickly mastering new technical skills, and she enjoyed passing on that knowledge, teaching co-workers the intricate details. She was known for her contagious positive spirit which she passed on to others.
Kate displayed her exuberant attitude wherever she went, whether on the job or out on the town. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, sister-in-law, and a loving aunt. She was an excellent nurse and loved caring for her patients. Her absence will leave a deep hole in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.
In her greatest role, that of a surrogate mom to her boyfriend’s children, Kate excelled. She loved them as her own and nourished their development like a shepherd and teacher. Kate came to the rescue for her friends so many times in her short life, and now may a part of Kate rescue another soul that she is yet to meet. May her smile shine on in eternity!
Kate is survived by her parents Ernest and Teri Kiehn, brother Thomas Kiehn (Katya), sister Kristin Wilcock (Brandon), boyfriend Shawn-Michael Tueller and his children whom she took as her own; Murphy, Lucas, and Evelyn; nieces Evelyn and Victoria Kiehn, and Hazel Wilcock; grandmother Margaret Kiehn, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Kate’s family would like to invite her many friends to a Celebration of Life service on Saturday, February 4, at 4:00 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Funeral Home, 3401 S. Highland Drive, Millcreek, UT. Family internment to follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be directed to Intermountain Medical Center’s Transplant Fund. Please call Tim at (801) 507-8069. For online donations visit https://secure3.convio.net/ihchs/site/Donation2?df_id=1574&mfc_pref=T&1574.donation=form1, or mail a check to Intermountain Foundation, IMED-PO Box 26722, SLC, UT 84126
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