1949-2024 Cathy J. “Katie” Dryden, 75, of Creston, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Clearview Homes in Mount Ayr, Iowa, with extra loving care provided by EveryStep Hospice.
Celebration of life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept.
21, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center. The Rev. Mary O’Riley will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. Friday, and family will receive friends from 4-6 p.
m. at the funeral home. Katie will be cremated following the service and be laid to rest in the Arcadia City Cemetery in Arcadia, Iowa, at a later date.
Condolences and memories can be shared online at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com .
Cathy Jean (Kroeger) Dryden was born Aug. 13, 1949, in Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of John J. Kroeger and Velma L.
(Preyt) Kroeger. She was one of three children to bless this union. Katie lived out her young life on the family farm in Arcadia, Iowa.
She was educated in Ar-We-Va Schools and graduated from there in 1969. Later in life, Katie was blessed with her only son, Chad Thomas. They set out and took on life together.
In 1974, Katie began her career with the Iowa Department of Human Services in the Child Support Recovery Unit. Moving to Carroll, Iowa, in 1975 and later, in 1979, her final move to Creston, where she made her home the remainder of her life. She worked tirelessly as the Support Recovery supervisor from 1974 until her retirement in 2010.
She served as chairman for the Law Enforcement C.