Kathy Eleanor Kitzman

Kathy Eleanor Kitzman, age 91, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona where she resided for 39 years. She was born in Oshkosh on September 29, 1931, the daughter of the late Rupert and Sophia (Metko) Dettlaff. She is survived by her daughter Kelly Jean (Kitzman) Brubaker and her son Nicholas Erwin Brubaker, her daughter Amy Jo Kitzman and her two sons David Lee Larsen and Daniel James Philbee, and her siblings Lois Eaton, Gerald Dettlaff, Judith Friar, Thomas Dettlaff, Mary Jane Bartels, and Glen Dettlaff.

She joined the Heavenly Gates with her son Terry Lee Kitzman, who predeceased her on July 12, 2013, and her siblings Robert Dettlaff, Sister Merryn (Ruth Dettlaff), Virginia Borski, Patricia Becker, Donald Dettlaff, Marlyn Gutsmiedl, Gloria Smith, James Dettlaff, David Dettlaff, and Dorothy Phillips.

Kathy, with her ex-husband, David Kitzman, were assets to their community as owners of restaurants such as Mars Drive-In, named after Martha Tews Kitzman, Red Lantern, and other establishments in Wisconsin. She also worked as a telephone operator and receptionist.

Kathy was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. She will be missed very much.

Anyone wishing to donate in Kathy and Terry’s honor, please contact The Living Bank at https://www.livingbank.org.

Graveside services for Kathy and Terry will be held on August 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Lake View Memorial Park, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.greenacresmortuary.net for the Kitzman family.