Kathleen Colgate

Fairland, Indiana - Kathleen (Galema) Colgate, whose family is from the Netherlands, was the first born of 6 children in Indianapolis to Margaret Lucille Galema and Maurice John Galema. 

She graduated from St. Mary Academy in 1955, married Charles Kenton Colgate in April 1958, and later retired from Indiana National Bank. 

Her favorite things in life were her religion, her friends and family, son-in-law Sylvester Rogers, her "grand-cat" Claudia, Bowling (since 1970), basketball, ice skating, football, snapdragons, poinsettias, the American flag, crocheting, collecting figurines of monks, moose, the music of Glenn Campbell, Roy Orbison, and Dionne Warwick, celebrities such as Larry Byrd, Peter Falk, and Sean Connery, and she especially cherished her Bowling Friends. 

Kathleen is survived by her daughter, Blithe Colgate (Sylvester Rogers), siblings Patricia Ann Daugherty (Curtis), John Galema (Barbara), Sharon Galema, Marie Collins (Richard Collins), Josephine Cleveland (Charles). 

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 3 pm - 8 pm at Flanner Buchanan - Washington Park East (10722 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46229). Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 11 am.