Kathleen A. (Lies) Brand
August 1, 1937 ~ July 22, 2023
Kathleen A. (Lies) Brand, 85, passed away peacefully July 22, 2023. Kathleen was born August 1, 1937 to Alphonse and Marie (Simon) Lies in Wichita, KS. She graduated from Andale High School in 1955. She married the love of her life, Maury Brand, on June 8, 1957 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Colwich. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Maury Brand; daughter, Jill Leonard; son-in-law, Steve Sawyer; great-granddaughter, Addison Dugan; and brother, Bill Lies. Survivors include her children, Kim (Steve) Hieger, Jim (Cheryl) Brand, Amy Sawyer, all of Wichita, Jane (Tom) Truman of Kechi, Mary Beth (Marc) Viers of Wayzata, MN, Bill (Cindy) Brand of Colwich, Jennifer (Jim) Wunder of Shawnee, KS; son-in-law, Jeff (Ronnie) Leonard of Wichita; 31 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; sister, Virginia (Jerry) Friess; brothers, Gene (Jeanette) Lies, Bob (Marilyn) Lies, Dennis (Carol) Lies, Fred Lies; sisters-in-law, Pat Lies, Virginia (Bud) Kerschen; and numerous nieces and nephews. Nothing meant more to Kathleen than her faith and her family. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 3642 N. Ridge Rd., Wichita, KS 67205.
Rosary is Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:00 P.M., and Mass of Christian Burial is Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:30 A.M., both at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. The service will be live streamed on the church’s YouTube channel, or can be viewed by clicking "Watch Event" below.
Services in care of Downing & Lahey West Mortuary.
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The day I met Kathleen I knew we would be good friends! I so enjoyed spending time with her!! Going for an herbalife shake, shopping, out to lunch or just visiting! Such a wonderful Christian person and great friend! Hugs, love and prayers to all her family! 💕🙏🏼💕🙏🏼💕🙏🏼
I don’t know if i got the right person. But some of her details are the same with the details my sponsor shared with me, her birthday, her 31 grandchildren(and as of 2016 she got 20 great-grandchildren), and she mentioned in one of her letters her daughter Mary Beth who lives in Minnesota. She said in one of her first letters that she had 8 children, but one is deceased. I also remembered that she mentioned St. Catherine of Sienna which adds to my speculations.
She have been my sponsor for almost 15 years. She have been a great help to me and my family. She have helped me way more than she can imagine. I grew up having the “passed-me-down” clothes, but once she became my sponsor, i got my monthly allowances which provides me not only clothes, but also school supplies and groceries for us. I have been very thankful for her.
Not all sponsored child receives letter from their sponsors, but she constantly writes me letters. She sends me cards for every occasions. She never missed easter, my birthday, and chistmas without sending cards. She writes updates about her daily life, whenever her family visits, or either an additional member to her family. She loves to tell me about the achievements of her grandchildren too.
We lost our communication around year 2022. I have been searching for her since then. Only with the details from her previous letters, it is difficult to find her. I just want to say thank you to her. And i want to say i have been wanting to update her about my current life doings.
You have been a wonderful gift from above. I missed sharing stories and life achievements with you. Also, i am now a licensed engineer. I have achieved one of my goals. I hoped to share this with you sooner, but some unexpected things happened. I hope you’re happy wherever you may be. Thank you for all the things you have shared with me. You will always be loved, my dear sponsor Kathleen.