Kimberly Schoolcraft Ellquist (1958-2022)

SCHOOLCRAFT, ELLQUIST, JOBLINSKE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/29/2022 at 16:53:46

Kimberly Schoolcraft Ellquist, 63, passed away suddenly at her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Kim was born April 26, 1958, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Rosemary Joblinske and was adopted by Edgar Schoolcraft three years later when he married Rosemary. She grew up in Waterloo, and then Hudson, Iowa, when the family moved there. After graduating from Hudson High School in 1976, she worked at K-Mart and J.C. Penney in Cedar Falls. She moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1978, where she met the love of her life, Kerry, in 1984. They were married on September 19, 1985, and were together until the end. On February 21, 1988, her pride and joy Drew and Matt were born. She worked as a Floral Designer and Department Manager at Safeway in Colorado Springs. In 1995, she moved to Duluth, Minnesota and worked at Cub Foods; she retired a few years later because of health reasons.
Kim was a fighter and survivor. Through numerous joint replacements, broken bones, a stroke, and pancreatic cancer in 2013, she fought through it all with determination and her faith in God. She enjoyed floral design, her backyard flower gardens, birding, and spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters, Chloe and Lucy.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Kerry; sons, Drew (Katelyn) of Duluth, Minnesota, and Matt (Casandra) of Carlton, Minnesota; granddaughters, Chloe and Lucy; parents, Ed and Rosemary Schoolcraft of Forest City, Iowa; siblings, Danny, Brad, Tina (Scott), Sarah (Seandell), Tammy; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her dogs, Nina and Lexi, are lost without her.
We would like to thank all the First Responders and Mercy ER Staff who worked so hard to save her, the staff at Mercy Medical Center during her many stays, and especially Mercy Palliative Care for all their help.
A Celebration of Life will be held later in Waterloo and Duluth. Cards and remembrances may be sent to Kerry Ellquist, 526 Dunreath Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402.