Kathy Diane Keim

September 28, 1954 - December 17, 2021

Kathy Diane Keim, 67 of Newark, Ohio passed away peacefully on December 17, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital with her daughter by her side. Kathy was born in Barnesville, Ohio on September 28, 1954. After attending Big Walnut High School, Kathy travelled across the country and ended up in Arizona. In Kathy's professional life she was in nursing all the way to her retirement about 40 years later. Personally, she married and had 1 daughter they raised. Her career followed her from Arizona back home to Ohio around the year 2000 until she retired nearly 10 years later. Everyone who had the opportunity to get to know her both personally and professionally spoke highly of her strong work ethic and dedication to the things she loved in life, which was her career and her family and the occasional traveling she was able to do. Kathy was incredibly selfless and very generous to those in need and she had a huge heart that we will miss greatly. Kathy is predeceased by her parents, Floyd and Betty Finnicum; her sisters, Michelle Finnicum and Marilyn Snyder. She is survived by her ex-husband/friend, Vern Keim; her daughter, Rebekah Miller; her grandson, Joshua Keim; 2 brothers, 2 nieces, and her cat, Sammie. Kathy will be forever missed for her huge heart, wisdom, and encouraging conversations. She will be greatly missed by her family and those who were close to her but especially by her beloved cat, Sammie. Day Funeral Service will provide her cremation service and there will be no other services for Kathy outside of the immediate family gathering at home.