Kathleen Colgate

Kathleen Colgate, whose family is from the Netherlands, is the first born of 6 children in Indianapolis to Margaret Lucille Klotz and Maurice John Galema. 

She graduated from St. Mary Academy in 1955, married Charles Colgate in April 1958, and later retired from Indiana National Bank. 

Her favorite things in life are her Church Family at St. Joseph, her friends and family, son-in-law Sylvester Rogers, her "grand-cat" Claudia, Bowling (since 1970), basketball, ice skating, football, snapdragons, poinsettias, the American flag, crocheting, collecting figurines of monks, moose, the music of Glenn Campbell, Roy Orbison, and Dionne Warwick, celebrities such as Larry Byrd, Peter Falk, and Sean Connery, and she especially cherished her Bowling Friends. Thank you Yahshua for holding her in Your arms today.

Kathleen is survived by her relatives she loves dearly, Blithe Colgate, Patricia Daugherty, Josephine Cleveland, Sharon Galema, John Galema, Richard Collins, Curtis Daughterty, Charles Cleveland, Barbara Galema, Christine Collins, and Angela Fricke.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 3 pm - 8 pm at Flanner Buchanan - Washington Park East (10722 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46229). Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 11 am.