A service of assurance and celebration was held for Mary Catherine (Kitty) Kerr and son, William Bolles Kerr, at Bethel Presbyterian Church and cemetery on June 2, 2023.  The family and friends of the neighborhood gathered to mark their discipleship sojourns.  Mary C. (Kitty) had died three years ago, daughter of William and Saralouise Bolles of Kentucky was nearly 89 years old. She had been married to Robert E. Kerr for 65 years.  Their life and ministry were recognized since 1955 having served churches in Tennessee, Guadalajara of Mexico, and St. Louis, MO.  Kitty was especially gifted as a musician and nurse during her careers and ministry. 

William, their son, taught choral music in Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas and Berlin, Germany, receiving degrees at University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, and Dubuque Seminary.  He subsequently met and married Marianne Six of East Germany 30 years ago.  She predeceased William sixteen years ago.  He continued living in Berlin until March 27 of 2023.  He taught in the John Kennedy Bilingual School in Berlin and private schools over the years. He was very much a part of the Franciscan Mission Order and an advocate of the Richard Rohr Franciscan Monks writings of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Their lives and ministries were celebrated through worship, stories, and song.