Kathleen Joyce "Kathy" Stratton, age 81 of Fremont, passed away peacefully following her battle with cancer. Kathy was born on August 5, 1942 in Muskegon to Lawrence Francis and Yolanda Genevieve (Longoni) Bisson Sr. and graduated from Fremont High School in 1960. Kathy met and later married Jerold "Jerry" Stratton on May 18, 1963 at the All Saints Catholic Church in Fremont. Kathy had been a secretary at the St. Michael Catholic School and later became the clerk for Denver Township where she served for 18 years from 1986 until 2004 when she retired. Kathy was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Hesperia where she was a member of the Altar Society, had served as the funeral planner for many years, sang in the choir and played the organ for many years and had served as the treasurer of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus. She was a member of the Michigan Township Clerks Association and had served on the Board of Directors of the Newaygo County School Employees Credit Union. Kathy enjoyed sewing, quilting for others, baking and had been a caterer for many years in the area and enjoyed casino trips with Jerry and friends. Kathy is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jerry of Fremont; her children, Jerry M. Stratton of Round Rock, Texas; James M. (Patricia Johnston) Stratton of Shelbyville, Michigan; Joseph K. (Jennifer) Stratton of White Cloud; Mary S. (Duke) Dyer of Fremont; John K. (Bobbi) Stratton of Hesperia; 11 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; her sisters and brother, Marianne (Mick Meinhold) Erickson of St. Louis, Missouri; Janice (Mike Davis) Roberts of Grand Rapids; Patrick (Sandra) Bisson of Flushing, Michigan; sister-in-law, Peggy Bisson of Grant; several nieces and nephews. Kathy was preceded in death by her brother, Lawrence "Larry" Bisson. VISITATION : Tuesday, October 24, 2023 from 5-7pm at Crandell Funeral Home – Fremont Chapel 7193 W. 48th Street Fremont MI 49412 and Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 10-10:45am at Christ The King Catholic Church in Hesperia. ROSARY SERVICES : Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7pm at Crandell Funeral Home – Fremont Chapel. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL : Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 11am at Christ The King Catholic Church 263 S. Elm Street Hesperia MI 49421. INTERMENT : St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in White Cloud. MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS : Helen DeVos Children's Hospital for Cancer Research or White Cloud Area Fire Department. Friends may send a condolence or share a memory with the Stratton family online at www.crandellfh.com. Arrangements by Crandell Funeral Home – Fremont Chapel. 231-924-0800 To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Kathleen "Kathy" Joyce Stratton, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. Visitation Fremont Chapel Tuesday, October 24, 2023 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 7193 W 48th Street Fremont, MI 49412 ROSARY Fremont Chapel Tuesday, October 24, 2023 7:00 PM 7193 W 48th Street Fremont, MI 49412 Visitation Christ The King Catholic Church Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 263 S. Elm Hesperia, MI 49421 MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Christ The King Catholic Church Wednesday, October 25, 2023 11:00 AM 263 S. Elm Hesperia, MI 49421