Mary Kathleen "Kat" Manning 1949 - 2017

MANNING, CLARKE, WEBSTER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/21/2017 at 10:16:06

Sioux City Journal
6 September 2017

Sioux City

Mary "Kat" Manning, 68, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital.

Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception in Sioux City. The Rev. Daniel Rupp will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., conducted by David Johnston, at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel in Sioux City. Arrangements are under the direction of Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home in Mapleton, Iowa. Condolences may be sent online at www.armstrongfuneral.com.

Mary Kathleen "Kat" Manning, the daughter of Chauncey Dean and Mary Charlotte (Clarke) Webster, was born on Jan. 22, 1949, at Onawa Hospital in Onawa, Iowa. The family lived and farmed near Castana, Iowa. After the sudden loss of Kat's brother, Dean, the family relocated to Onawa.

Kat graduated from West Monona High School with the class of 1968. She then attended beauty school and graduated from Tyler Beauty School in Sioux City. She started her career as a hair stylist at Gingham Girl.

On April 25, 1970, Kat married John Manning at Cathedral of the Epiphany Catholic Church in Sioux City. Kat enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother until all of her children were in school. She then started working at Morningside Drug. Over the years, Kat sought out other means of income and got interested in selling Shaklee products and grew to a supervisor position. At one time she had more than 300 people under her guidance. She enjoyed attending nutrition and cosmetic seminars. Kat was also a Tupperware dealer and earned her way to manager, receiving her own car.

Kat worked various jobs over the years. She worked at the Onawa Dairy Queen, WinnaVegas, Sunrise Manor (styling hair), cocktail waitress at Stormin Norman, and the Preswick Apartments. Throughout her careers, Kat continued to enjoy styling hair.

Along with a busy life as a mother and working outside the home, Kat believed in volunteerism. She was a very active member of the American Business Women Association. She held many offices in the ABWA and earned the title of Princess. In high school, she was a member of Rainbow, where she also held many offices.

Patriotism was always a strong element in Kat's life. She loved her country and the veterans who defended America. She donated generously to support veteran issues.

Survivors are her husband, John Manning of Sioux City; children, James (Nancy) Manning of Jackson, Neb., Virginia (Jim) Preston of Dakota City, Susanne Herbst (Brian Kleve) of Sanborn, Iowa, and Joe (Sarah) Manning of Sioux City; brother, John (Cathy Miller) Webster of Whiting, Iowa; sisters, Claudine Johnston and Elizabeth Anne Stockfleth, both of Onawa; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Kat was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Randy Herbst; two brothers, Dean and Daniel Webster; two brothers-in-law, Harold Johnston and Don Stockfleth; maternal and paternal grandparents; and aunts, uncles, and other loved ones.