SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kathryn “Kay” Hockett, 85, of Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at home from complications of dementia.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 23, at at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. A Celebration of Life reception will be held at The Lake House in Mitchell after the burial service.
Kay was born July 17, 1933, in Huron to Gotlieb and Louise Kiel. After graduating from Huron High School, she graduated USD in 1955, with a Liberal Arts degree. She was united in marriage to Richard D. Hockett August 13, 1955. In 1961, the Hockett family moved to Mitchell for Richard to begin practicing medicine with the Delaney Clinic.
She was the first organist and choir director for the Holy Spirit Catholic Church parish. She was a founding member to the S.D. Arts Council and served on the Mitchell Public Schools School Board in the 1970’s.
She is survived by her children, Mary Kay (Arnel) de Jesus of Coto de Caza, Calif., Rick (Sandy) Hockett of Carlsbad, Calif., Steve (Deb) Hockett of Excelsior, Minn.,Vince (Colleen) Hockett of Charlottesville, Va., David Hockett of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tom Hockett of St. Paul, Minn.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard.
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