Kathryn Jeanette Odell (nee Schiethe), age 96, a resident of the Delnor Glen Assisted Living in St. Charles, died Wednesday, April 13, at home. She was born November 4, 1908 in Chicago.

Kathryn was a member of College Church in Wheaton for 60 years. She had a beautiful voice and sang in the choir for many years. She loved to read her Bible, and pray for her family. She was a devoted wife and mother.

She is survived by her son, Dr. Stewart I. (Vivian) Odell; her daughter, Jeanette K. (the late Deane) Burroughs; her grandsons, Mark (Vivica), Eric (Mary), Adam (Kate), Todd, and Dr. Sean Odell, and Charles (Juli) Burroughs; her granddaughter, Liz (Rick) Spaker; her great-grandchildren, Caleb, Zachary, Isaac, Tyler, Sam, Micah, Megan, Eli, Jacob, Emily, and Kiah Ann Odell, Cody Simon, and Charles Burroughs Jr.; her sisters, Jessie (Stanford) Ernest, and Ethel (the late Samuel) Langdell; ten nieces and nephews; and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death in 1994 by her husband of 64 years, I. Stewart Odell;
her parents Jessie N. Schiethe and Arthur E. Schiethe; her grandson, Deane P. Burroughs III; two sisters, Eleanor Robinson and Margaret Schwarz; and her brother, Earl "Russ" Schiethe.

Visitation, will be held on Tuesday, April 26, from 5-8 P.M., at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main, in Wheaton. A funeral service will be Wednesday, April 27, at 11:00 A.M. at College Church in Wheaton, 332 E. Seminary Ave. Wheaton, IL 60187.

Memorials may be made to the Missions' Fund at College Church at the address above.