Kathleen Winter

Kathleen was born In Dublin, Ireland.  Her father came to Canada in 1957 flying directly to Calgary to find a job.  Kathleen came to Canada with her mom and her older brother, Jim; first by train from Dublin to Cobh and then by ship.  It took 6 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean and their ship docked at Montreal May 1958.  From Montreal, they journeyed by train for 3 days to get to Calgary where she has lived ever since. 

Kathleen attended Bishop Grandin High School and Hollingshead Business College. She got her first “real” job at Calgary Power where she met her husband, Willis.  They have been married for 51 years and they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary Thanksgiving weekend in 2024. They have two married daughters and four grandchildren (3 boys:  Zach, Aidan and Ruari and 1 girl: Gaia).

Kathleen and Willis have been members of St. Bonaventure Parish in Calgary since 1975, and they usher at the Sunday 10:30 AM Mass.  Willis is the Vice Supreme Master Simon Fraser Province (British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan) for the Knights of Columbus. During their leisure time, they have season tickets to Theatre Calgary and Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.  

Kathleen has been a CWL member with St. Bonaventure Council in Calgary since 2004 and has held the positions of Circle Leader, Secretary, Communications and Correspondence, President, and Past President.   She was the co-chair for the 2013 Diocesan Convention in Calgary and the ABMK Provincial Convention in 2024.

On Diocesan Council, Kathleen has served as chair of Resolutions, Education & Health, Spiritual Development, President Elect and President.  She is looking forward to working on the CWL archives at the Pastoral Center

Contact her at Past-President