Katie Dolores Bussler Kozak, 84, of West Grove, formerly of St. Mary’s County, Md., died of congestive heart failure on Thursday, Feb. 12, at her home in West Grov .
Born on July 23, 1930, in Compton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Violet Ching Abell Bussler and George Edward Bussler, and was named after her paternal grandmother.
Katie was married June 4, 1954, at Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico, Md., to the late Frank Carl Kozak who preceded her in death on Aug. 27, 2001 after 47 years of marriage.
She was the devoted mother of Marlene Kozak Young (Robin) of Powhatan, Va., John Edward Kozak (Peggy)of Quarryville, and Timothy Frank Kozak (Bobbie Jo) of Delta, Pa. She was the grandmother of Andrew Carl Young of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; Elisha Ann Talley of Media; Kevin Lee Young of Lakewood, Colo.; Amanda Lynn Kozak of West Chester, and Michael Timothy Kozak of West Chester; and the great grandmother of Miles Tenzing Young of Wheat Ridge, Colo..
Katie is survived by her sisters, Mary Lorena Tennyson, Leonardtown, Md., Claudia Lee Bussler Mattingly, Leonardtown, Md.; brother Carroll Roger Bussler, Leonardtown, Md.; and brothers-in-law Bernard Richard Kozak, Dover, and Carl Daniel Kozak, Whitehall, as well as many special nieces and nephews. She had a special fondness for two friends , Rosie Jones and Sue Zuk and their families.
Besides her husband, she is predeceased by her daughter, Joanna Kozak; brothers Frank Thomas Abell, John T. Abell, Francis Arlee Abell, George Hoover Bussler and sister Annie Elizabeth Abell McCully.
Katie was born, raised and educated in St. Mary’s County, Md. She attended Compton School and graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1948. She worked in an insurance office for five years before becoming a full time mother. Katie was a long time parishioner at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in West Grove.
Katie loved being with her family and enjoyed trips to Maine and Southern Maryland, crocheting and sewing, eating out, getting her hair styled, receiving and sending text messages and working on jigsaw puzzles — red was her favorite color. She hated hot weather and physical therapy.
The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-869-2685) 200 Rose Hill Road, West Grove, PA 19390. A funeral service celebrating her life will follow at 6 p.m. An additional visitation will be held from 11-1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Christ Episcopal Church, 37497 Zack Fowler Road, Chaptico, MD 20621 with a funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice 600 North Jackson Suite 103, Media, PA 19063. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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