Kathryn "Kathy" Carlson

Kathryn C. “Kathy” Carlson, age 82 of Sauk Centre, passed away after a long battle on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Fairway Pines Senior Living in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 7 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Marty Porter officiating. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre with lunch to follow.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service Monday at the church.

Kathryn Christine Dowell was born May 9, 1942 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Merle and Evelyn (Michels) Dowell. She graduated in 1960 from Swanville High School. Later while in San Diego, she graduated with an associates degree in accounting and shortly afterward graduated as a para-legal. Kathy worked at several places including Honeywell, a print company as office manager, and several law firms as a para-legal. Kathy and John Pavlicek were married at Grace Lutheran Church in San Diego in February of 1981 and then moved to Antioch in northern California in 1994 and returned to Minnesota in 2003.

Kathy was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, walking, and family gatherings.

Survivors include her husband, John Pavlicek Sr. of Sauk Centre; step-children, Lisa Pavlicek-Adams of Escondido, California and John Pavlicek Jr. of Fontana, California; step-grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, and Colleen Adams; sister and brothers, Donna Johnson of Little Falls, Larry (Lori) Dowell of Merrifield, Wayne (Wilma) Dowell of Melrose, Roger (Dorcus) Dowell of Albany, and Gerald (Connie) Dowell of Pella, Iowa.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Barbara Russell.