Kathleen Marie Netzer

Kathleen Marie Netzer, 77, of Manassas VA, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2022, with her children by her side. Kathy was born on February 28, 1945 in Ridley Park, PA to parents Frank Joseph Verratti and Genevieve Eleanor Ulkowski. She grew up in PA and was the first in her family to attend college. She graduated from West Chester University with a teaching degree and loved being a PE teacher and coach at Garnet Valley High School in PA. Kathy moved to Manassas, VA in 1979 and was a stay-at-home mom to her children, Gary and Jill, for many years before returning to teaching. She taught in Prince William County Schools for 29 years. Most of her time with the school system was spent teaching special needs children at Stonewall Middle School now known as Unity Braxton Middle. The school was her second family. She loved the kids she taught like they were her own and always shared so many stories about the adventures each day brought. Kathy lived in the same house on Sudley Manor for the last 43 years where many memories were made with life-long friends from the Sudley neighborhood. She was a kind, caring, and genuine person that always put everyone else first. She was a tough woman that was always smiling and laughing. She loved her dogs and spent hours with them in the yard gardening. She loved sports. She was a soccer and lacrosse coach for many years. If you were at the house on a Sunday morning, you would wake up to the smell of the “Jebbies” sauce cooking and she would be wearing her Philadelphia Eagles gear getting ready for the game. Having everyone over at the house to eat, laugh, and play Bunco were some of her favorite things. She never missed a sporting event, activity, or performance her kids or grandkids participated in. She enjoyed beach vacations with her family and was always up early to watch the sunrise with her grandson. Kathy is survived by her son, Gary Netzer and wife Jacey, daughter Jill Rumple and husband Mark, her grandchildren Jonathan and Kate Rumple and her sister Barbara Calascibetta. A Celebration of Life will be held July 29th at 11am at Centreville Presbyterian Church. 15450 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA 20120. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) at 912 Killian Hill Road, SW Suite 205 Lilburn, GA 30047 or www.lbda.org

Kathleen Marie Netzer

February 28, 1945 - July 12, 2022