Kathleen Mary Staley

Kathleen Mary Staley, devoted daughter, sister, loving aunt, great-aunt and friend passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at her home in Harbor City, Calif. at 76.

Her sisters Geraldine and Patricia were with her at the time of death. Kathleen had been fighting cancer for several years and the cancer won.

She was born on Oct. 6, 1939 in London, England to Catherine McTiernan. She was later adopted by her father, Gerald J. Staley. Kathleen graduated from Marycliff High School in Spokane in 1959. Her desire to travel sent her to the airline industry where she graduated Continental Air...