Katharine "Katy" Louise Paulson, 63, died at her home in Englewood, Colo., on February 26, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Dr. W.O. and Dagny Paulson of Eau Claire. Katy graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School in 1959, and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1964, with a degree in nutrition.

For eight years, she was a dietician at Rose Memorial Medical Center, and for 28 years, she worked as a renal and transplant dietician at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colo.

She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., a member of Chapter HN, Englewood, of PEO Sisterhood and numerous profession and work-related organizations.

Katy enjoyed sports, the outdoors, all thing Norwegian, crafts, skiing and her family and friends.

Surviving are her sister, Sonja Turner of Bloomsburg, Penn.; three nieces, Kristen Turner of Easton, Penn., Andrea Turner of San Francisco, Calif., and Tanya Cain of Atlanta, Ga.; two aunts, Leona Pederson and Dorthy Anderson, both of Eau Claire; and several cousins.

A memorial service was held at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., on Tuesday, March 9. A family graveside service of committal will be held on Saturday, March 20, at Lakeview Cemetery in Eau Claire.

Memorial gifts in Kay’s memory may be sent to American Diabetes Association, Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.

Katy will be greatly missed by her family and friends. God bless her memory.