Wednesday, April 4, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituaries
Kathryn Kati Lindbloom Renner
Phyllis G. Pintarich
October 15, 1941 — February 28, 2018
1940 — 2018
Kathryn Kati Lindbloom
Renner was born on October
15, 1941, in Chicago,
Illinois, and died at her
home in Sisters on February
28. Her parents were Arthur
and Dorothy Lindbloom.
Surviving her are her hus-
band of 40 years, Vernon
Renner; sister Janice
Lindbloom; brother Arthur
Lindbloom; nephews Mike
Lindbloom, Bob Lindbloom;
niece Stephanie Ruttert;
four step-children, Melanie,
Julie, Brent and Amy.
Kati attended schools in
Chicago having graduated
from Morgan Park High
School. Colleges attended
were Southern Illinois,
Bachelor of Arts in geogra-
phy, Santa Clara University,
Masters of Arts in communi-
cation, and an MBA.
She was a TWA flight
attendant and supervisor/
training instructor at the
TWA academy. She was
stationed at Chicago, Los
Angeles, and San Francisco.
As a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta Sorority and
her work as an advisor to
a college chapter, she was
proud of her work with
young college women dur-
ing their formative college
years.
After retiring from fly-
ing, she taught college
courses in the supervision
and management depart-
ments of West Valley
College, Mission College
where she met her husband
who was also an instruc-
tor. They married and lived
in San Carlos for over 20
years. Kati was hired by San
Jose State College as a staff
training officer. She was
employed as a stock broker
for E.F. Hutton/Shearson
Lehman Brokerage firm in
San Jose, California.
She was interested in
local community affairs, a
member of Rotary, Junior
Matrons, and president
of the San Francisco Mid
Peninsula Guild and served
a three-year term on the
San Carlos, California, City
Planning Commission.
While on vacation Kati
and Vernon found Sisters to
be an ideal community to
live the rest of their lives.
Kati became active by
seeking employment at the
Stitchin’ Post, a famous
quilting store. She volun-
teered at the Sisters Area
Chamber of Commerce
providing guidance to visi-
tors. She greeted new busi-
ness owners and had a keen
knowledge of the city and
surrounding community.
She knew the streets, busi-
nesses and places of interest
to tourists and residents. She
could be found most days at
the chamber or at the many
events held in the city. Kati
was a member of the city
finance committee for the
past two years.
Kati enjoyed travel with
her husband, visiting former
TWA friends, and visiting
places she studied in col-
lege. She enjoyed knitting
and sports, especially ten-
nis and golf. She will be
sorely missed by her family,
coworkers, friends and the
community. Sebastian, the
family cat, misses her, too!
In place of flowers,
please send a contribution
to the Sisters Chamber of
Commerce scholarship fund
where Kati served as judge
of high school applicants
each year. Services will be
held at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
April 7, at St. Edward the
Martyr Catholic Church in
Sisters. Reception to follow
at the church.
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Sisters resident Phyllis
G. Pintarich passed away of
complications of pancreatic
cancer on March 22, sur-
rounded by family.
She is survived by her
brother Lawrence Gates;
three daughters, Jennifer
Humcke, Sarah Short, and
Amy Hamilton and their
families; and her extended
family from her 30-year mar-
riage to Stan Pintarich.
Phyllis was born in 1940
in Kansas City, Missouri. She
moved to Georgia after con-
tracting polio, then the fam-
ily moved to the California
Bay Area where she was
raised. In 1962, she received
her Bachelor of Arts from
University of Oregon where
she joined Pi Beta Phi and
remained an active member.
She moved to Oregon in
1973 where she raised her
daughters and worked as
an administrative assistant
for several local companies.
As a loving mother rais-
ing a family, she was tal-
ented at sewing, cooking,
and knitting. She always
had an active social life,
enjoying everything from the
Pendleton Round-up annu-
ally, numerous Airstream
rallies, taking family and
friends on cruises, as well as
attending the Sisters Rodeo.
She even participated twice
in the Glory Daze Sisters Car
Show with her 1965 convert-
ible Mustang.
After retiring to Sisters
with her late husband, Stan,
she developed a close cir-
cle of friends that became
her local family. She was
involved in the community
through her knitting and
quilting groups and was a
founding member of the Hero
Quilters of Sisters. She was
incredibly giving and strived
to ensure her family knew
how much they were loved.
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