Kathie Scott Obituary

Bark River, MI
Kathie Lin Scott, age 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at her Florida home with her loving husband and daughter by her side after a courageous battle with cancer.
Kathie was born on December 21st, 1951, in Three Rivers, Michigan, the daughter of Helen Marie Eggstaff and Philip Allen Tunison. She grew up in Colon, Michigan and was a 1970 graduate of Colon High School. Following graduation, she attended Eastern Michigan University where she received Bachelor of Arts in Education. In 1982 she married the love of her life, Randy Scott, in lower Michigan where they lived until 1988. Then they moved to Gladstone, Michigan where they raised their family. She started teaching throughout Delta County mainly at Big Bay De Noc Community Schools and Escanaba Public Schools until her retirement in 2008. She put her heart and soul into her teaching and made many wonderful friends throughout the years while educating children. In more recent years Kathie and Randy were spending part of the year at their Punta Gorda, Florida home.
Kathie fiercely loved her family, and her grandchildren were the light of her life. She was a fierce advocate for the UMGOA, the Republican Party, and KrisAnne Hall. She never gave up fighting for what she believed in.
Kathie loved her garden, saving animals, creating music, dancing with Randy, cooking soup, shopping (especially with her granddaughter), devoting herself to God, and helping people whenever she could. She loved rock collecting at Lake Superior and crafting even though she didn't think she was very good at it. You could find her spending much of her time with friends, her grandchildren, and her husband.
She gave the best hugs and wanted to help everyone. Kathie's legacy will continue to live on through all the people she has touched in her life.
In addition to her husband, Randy, Kathie is survived by:
Son: Chris (Jordan Handrich) Wallace
Daughter: Sarah (Rich) Sandstrom
Grandchildren: Hannah and Jackson
Fur-grandchild: Carmen
Sister: Tami Boudreau
Special dog: Kody
Kathie is also survived by many loving family members and special friends.
Kathie was preceded in death by her parents, Phil and Marie
Sister: Jan
Friends and family will gather at Skradski Funeral Home in Escanaba on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025, for a visitation to remember Kathie 11am-1pm.
In lieu of flowers please consider buying or donating a children's book in honor of her, to the visitation or sending them to us if you are unable to make it.