Kaitlyn Quandahl

Kaitlyn Quandahl, age five, of Decorah died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral Services were held at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Decorah Friday, June 7, with Rev. Nancy Solomonson and Rev. Matt Larson officiating.
Interment was at Hauge Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah. Casketbearers were Adam Kurth, Garrett Kurth, Chris Riley, Casey Quandahl, John Quandahl and Jason Quandahl. Schluter-Balik Funeral Home of Decorah assisted the family with arrangements.
Kaitlyn Marie Quandahl was born August 25, 2007, the daughter of Cory and Selina (Kurth) Quandahl, in Decorah. She was baptized October 14, 2007 at the Hauge Lutheran Church by Rev. Gene Hermeier, with her godparents, Casey Quandahl and Stephanie Hill.
Kaitlyn went to daycare at Aimee Klein’s home and attended preschool at the West Side School in Decorah. Kaitlyn loved to dance and loved dancing with “Just for Kix”.  She enjoyed baking, cooking, dressing up and changing her clothes often, and being a “Princess”. She also liked to play with her kitty, Fluffy, and her horse, Lucky, and her little cousin, baby Maren. She loved and cared for her family and always flashed that “million dollar” smile to all.
Kaitlyn loved to dress up as a bride and to “marry” her Daddy and her Grandpa Ray.  Her favorite colors were pink and purple and she loved all purple flowers.
July 28, 2012, Kaitlyn was diagnosed with Pontine Glioma (cancer of the brain stem) and received treatments at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. Kaitlyn’s family was so grateful for their care and the extra time they got to spend with her. Kaitlyn was a member of the Hauge Lutheran Church, Decorah.
Kaitlyn is survived by her parents, Cory and Selina Quandahl of Decorah; her sister, Addison Quandahl of Decorah; her grandparents, Ray and Julie Quandahl of Decorah, Marsha Kurth of LaCrosse, WI, Dale and Virginia Kurth of Waukon, and Darrell and Alice Baumgartner of Waukon; her great-grandparents, Belva Fadness and Ethel Quandahl, both of Decorah, and Francis and Celia Garrett of Lansing; her aunts and uncles, Casey (fiancé Annie) Quandahl of Scottsdale, AZ, Chris (Tara) Riley of Shellsburg, Adam (Jessie) Kurth of Waukon, Garrett Kurth of Waukon, and Megan (Ross) Lier of Waukon; her cousins, Hailey, Maverick, Sullivan, Mia, Makenna, Maren, Brayden and Kooper; along with several great-aunts and uncles and great-great-aunts and uncles. Kaitlyn is also survived by her special daycare friends at Aimee Klein’s home.
Kaitlyn was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Harold Fadness, Allen Quandahl, Gerald and Inez Kurth, and Francis and Mary Riley.