Kathleen Kerber Leppert, age 52, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a fierce battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born on May 21,1972, in Baumholder, Germany, where her parents were stationed. Throughout her childhood and high school years, in Libertyville, IL, and then Greenville, SC, she fostered close bonds with her siblings and formed deep friendships. She attended Xavier University, where she gained more treasured friendships, and grew her love for Montessori education.
For the past 20 years, Kathleen taught early childhood education at Drummond Montessori in the Chicago Public Schools. There, she was a teacher beloved by children, parents and colleagues. Kathleen taught with wisdom, warmth and an unwavering commitment to serve each child with intention and love.
From an early age, Kathleen nurtured others-starting with dolls, siblings, neighbors, pets, the children she babysat, and then her nieces and neph

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