Kathy was born on 19 December 1954, in Council, Idaho the second child of Brig and Barbara Young. She was graduated from Council High School in 1973. On 25 November 1980 she married Mike Largent in Walla Walla, Washington.
Kathy and Mike, worked on ranches throughout their life. She was currently living in Diamond, Oregon where Mike works for Roaring Springs Ranch.
Kathy loved her family a great deal and played the role of peacemaker and uniter throughout her life. She and Mike did most of the work for the last four bi-annual Largent reunions from 2004 - 2010 which were held at Camp Cascade.
In 1998 while working as a manager at Dairy Queen in Mountain Home, ID, Mike and Kathy allowed two teen-aged employees to move in with them Bridget Paglia and Logan Reed. Kathy considered both her children. Kathy and Mike have raised their grandchild, Elizabeth since her birth in 2001.
Kathy loved riding horses, the outdoors, and ranch life. She also enjoyed fishing, and a highlight in her life was a packing trip into the Seven Devils Wilderness area early in her marriage. She grew up camping and fishing and enjoyed it all her life.
Kathy worked as a teacher’s aide at the Diamond Elementary School and served as a primary teacher in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Crane, Oregon. The children loved her, and she enjoyed helping children learn and grow. She had recently begun her own schooling to complete a teaching degree.
Kathy loved dogs and cats as pets, and had several. Like her mother, she would do anything for anyone and gave her time and possessions willingly. She would often work a second job so she had more to give, and was headed to that 2nd job the morning of the wreck.
1984 Kathy, Mike, Michael, & Jim-Bob
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| Kathy hard at work at the 2010 family reunion |
Kathy is survived by her husband, Mike Largent of Diamond; children, James Robert Largent, Michael Harold Largent and wife Chelsea, and Bridgette Strub and husband Ryan; sisters, Jane Riley and husband Rich, and Angela Smith and husband Tommy; brother, Hal Young and wife Wanda; and seven grandchildren: Corbin, Alexis, Elizabeth, Oakley, Zander, and Bridget’s children: Tanner and Taylor-Ann
She was preceded in death by her parents, Brig and Barbara Young and brother, Jim Young.
Funeral services were be held on Thursday, 3 Feb at noon in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Crane, OR and burial followed on Friday, 4 Feb 2011 in Council, Idaho.
