In loving memory of Kathlyn McMann Thatcher Vail (Pueblo, Colorado), who departed this world on May 11, 2025 at the age of 89. Kathlyn McMann Thatcher leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John H. "Jack" Thatcher and Florence "Tory" Fox Thatcher; her great-grandparents, Margaret Thatcher, John A. and Kathlyn; and her grandparents, Ethel McMann Thatcher and John H..
She is survived by: her husband Ralph Edward Vail Jr.; her children, Florence Ann Vail (Gary Schaeffer), Norman Edward Vail (Kathy), Charles Thatcher Vail (Teresa) and Patricia Louise Vail (Terry Dunn); her grandchildren, Tory Ann Louis, Brittany Elizabeth Vail, Matthew Ralph Vail, William Ralph Louis and Braxton Charles Vail; her great grandchild Dayton Alexander Donley; and her stepgrandchildren, Denise Schaeffer Salonga (Sean), Geoffrey, Douglass, Bradley, Michael Baker, Shanae Weber, Tyson Garner, Jillian and Paul Lozanoff.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 20th 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Ascension Episcopal Church (420 W 18th St, Pueblo, CO 81003). A burial will be held on Tuesday, May 20th 2025 at 12:30 PM at the Mountain View Cemetery (1315 Acero Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004).
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Ralph and Kathlyn Vail Scholarship at Adams State University, c/o Adams State University Foundation, 208 Edgemont Blvd, Suite 3080, Alamosa, CO 81101; Ascension Episcopal Church, 420 W. 18th St., Pueblo, CO 81003; Rosemount Museum Association, 419 W. 14th St., Pueblo, CO 81003; or a community service organization of your choice.