Kathleen M. Kondos
Nov. 15, 1923-Oct. 23, 2020
Kathleen M. Kondos,
96, Minot, ND, passed
away Friday, October 23,
2020, in a Minot Hospital.
Kathleen Margaret
Walsh was born No-
vember 15, 1923, the
daughter of James and
Magdeline (Frost) Walsh
in Minot, ND. Kathleen
grew up on a farm south
of Minot. She loved shar-
ing stories about her ad-
ventures on the farm with
her brothers and sisters.
She attended St. Leo’s
high school, where she
would meet her sweet-
heart, who was a basket-
ball player at her rival
Minot High School. She
married Robert Vernon
Kondos on June 18, 1943,
in Denver, Colorado.
Robert passed away on
January 31, 2002. They
made their home in
Minot, where they raised
their four children, Craig,
Mary Beth, Lisa and Rob.
The Kondos family
owned ABC Cleaners in
Minot from 1948-1969.
Kathleen worked there as
a seamstress. Sewing was
her favorite hobby. She
was also known for her
famous brownies and
“Special Kay” bars.
Kathleen cherished her
time working at Medical
Arts Clinic. Her Medical
Arts family was near and
dear to her heart. Her
co-workers, Colleen and
Nancy, always included
her in any after hours fun
activities and shenani-
gans.
In her later years, she
worked part time at the
clinic as a greeter. Those
who knew “Special Kay”
knew how much she
loved to “visit.” Until the
age of 87, she was the per-
son who greeted patients
at the entrance and direct-ed them to their health-
care doctors.
Over the years, Kath-
leen was active in her par-
ish of Little Flower
Catholic Church, Minot.
She worked on the Parish
Council. She participated
in Confraternity of Chris-
tian Mothers and as a Lay
Minister. She also volun-
teered at the nursing
home. She worked hard
to support her church.
The Catholic faith was
the main focus of her life.
Her four children attend-
ed Little Flower and
Bishop Ryan High School.
Kathleen is survived
by: her brother, Jerome
(Mary) Walsh; her chil-
dren, Craig (Sherry) Kon-
dos, Mary Beth Meader,
Lisa Voiles and Rob (Shel-
ly) Kondos.
Grandma Kay loved
spending time with her
grandkids and great-
grandkids.
Her grandkids include
KC (Renae) Kondos,
Courtney Keller, Ryan
Voiles, Nick (Katie) Kon-
dos, Natalie (Nick) Popel-
ka, Jennifer Kondos and
Chad Stein.
Her great-grandkids are
Kendell, Karli and Colton
Keller, Rylee and Andie
Kondos, Teddy Voiles and
Kelsie and Natalie Kon-
dos.
Kathleen was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Robert Kondos,
sister, Lucille (Art) Hofer,
brother, Monsignor Ger-
ald Walsh and sister, Lois
(Don) Westom.
Bob and Kathleen loved
to dance. They often
joined their friends at the
Elks on Saturday Nights.
“Get your dancing
shoes on dad! Your Spe-
cial Kay is on her way!
Celebrating the Life of
Kathleen:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Mass of
Christian Burial will be
held Wednesday, October
28, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at
Little Flower Catholic
Church in Minot.
Visitation: Tuesday, Oc-
tober 27, 2020, from 5
p.m. to 7 p.m. at the
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot, ND.
Covid 19 regulations and
guidelines will be fol-
lowed
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, memorials are
preferred to Bishop Ryan
Catholic School
Burial: Rosehill Mem-
orial Park, Minot, ND.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5wBH7W_I
UwKUcuLvhgOw.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).