Mary Kathryn Paulson

Katie grew up in the Seattle area and married her high school sweetheart, Phil Godfrey. Together, they had four children; Dave (predeceased), Jan, Joan and Doug. During their marriage she was a loving a dedicated mom while also helping Phil grow his construction business. She did all of the accounting and dispatched the trucks while working from their home in Lake Forest Park.

After separating from Phil, she became the Business Manager for the newly opened Polyclinic, a group of 14 physicians. She also found love again with Forest Paulson (predeceased). They were married in 1974 and spent the next 40 years, enjoying their life in Redmond, WA, Anchorage, Alaska and retiring to Marysville, WA. During the twenty years in Alaska, Katie owned and operated 3 businesses. She was well known throughout the arts community and became a docent for the Anchorage Museum of History and Art.

Mom wasn’t handed an easy life, yet she found ways to keep going and keep smiling. She was elegant, generous and loving. She loved chocolate, pepsi and vanilla lattes. She was an excellent interior designer and avid gardener whose love for the earth and all living things was evident in her beautiful yard.

Katie is survived by her and Forest’s blended family of 5 children, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to Lorraine, Sharlene and the caregivers at Sun Village Senior Care for their excellent care and compassion in the three years Katie lived there.

Throughout her life, Katie held an unwavering faith in God. A celebration of Life will be held in the Spring/Summer when the flowers are in bloom and the sun is shining. We love you Mom. Your suffering is over now!

A Graveside committal service will be held Tuesday, February 8th at 10:30 a.m. at Sunset Hills Memorial Park. The address is 1215 145th Pl SE, Bellevue, WA.