Obituary: Sophie Kahle, retired cook

Sophie Mary (Ostrowski) Kahle, 91, formerly of South Deerfield and Fruitland Park, Fla., a former cook at several campus venues, died May 28 at the home of her daughter in Deerfield.

Born in Sunderland, she attended Deerfield schools before leaving school to work with her parents. She later earned her G.E.D.
 

She married the late Bernard E. Kahle in 1942, and they lived together in South Deerfield before relocating to Fruitland Park, Fla., in 1985.

She began her campus service in 1970 as a departmental assistant and then an assistant cook at the Hatch in the Student Union. She became a cook in 1972 while working at the Top of the Campus Restaurant. She transferred to the Coffee Shop in 1977 and to Catering in 1978. She retired in 1984.

 

Her husband died in 1997.

She leaves three sons, Leonard Kahle of Plano, Texas, Bernard Kahle of Wales, and Daniel Kahle of Northampton; three daughters, Diane Slauenwhite of Turners Falls, Maryanna Foster of Deerfield, and Debra Lloyd of Morrow, Ohio; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A Requiem Mass and celebration of her life  is being held Friday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, South Deerfield. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Holy Name of Jesus Church, c/o Fr. Randy Calvo, 15 Thayer St., South Deerfield 01373 or VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, 168 Industrial Dr., Northampton 01060.