Cathy C. Goude

Cathy C. Goude

Mar. 23, 2024- Apr. 20, 1965

Cathy C. Goude passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the age of 58 at Kootenai Health with her family by her side.

Cathy was born in Jamestown, ND on April 20, 1965, to Father Don Schaible and Mother Bj Worden. Shortly after Cathy's birth her family moved to Washington in 1966. Cathy was the oldest of two sisters. Cathy loved her younger sister Audra Glowen, and often referred to her as "My first child". Cathy lived in or around Ritzville, WA for most of her childhood and all her high school years. As a child, Cathy loved to ride horses, she often told stories about her childhood riding with her father before she was diagnosed with scoliosis at the beginning of her teenage years. She always kept her love for horses and most of the animals that she came into contact with. Cathy graduated from Ritzville High School in 1984.

Some years later, Cathy meets her first husband [Kelly Kiesz]. They married and had three children, Zachary T. Kiesz, Jordon L. Kiesz, and Amber D. Whitehill. Cathy and Kelly separated and with a little bit of time and luck, Cathy started seeing the love of her life, Paul E. Goude. Paul and Cathy had one child together, Jena R. Goude. Cathy and Paul were wed on November 5, 1994, and remained happily married until the day of her passing. If there was one thing Cathy wanted to be in life, it was a mother, and a mother she became. Cathy loved her children, often rooting them on at sporting events, going to the Palouse Empire Fair to show sheep year after year, and eventually becoming a 4H leader for the Dusty Roads 4H Club alongside Sharon Hannas. Cathy had a love for animals, especially her cats, and was an avid reader. Eventually, Cathy's children became parents, making Cathy into a very proud grandmother of Kiaya Kiesz, Lyla and Ava Whitehill, and Daeton and Braylon Knaeble.

Cathy survived by her loving husband Paul Goude, parents Don Schaible (Audrey Schaible), BJ Worden (Marty Worden), Sister Audra Glowen, Children Zach Kiesz and Brynna Jones, Jordon and Alyssa Kiesz, Amber and Travis Whitehill, Jena Goude and Keegan Leonberg, grandchildren Daeton and Braylon Kneable, Kiaya Kiesz, Lyla and Ava Whitehill, Niece Jamie Moran and nephew Devyn Glowen.

There are not enough words in the English language to explain who or what Cathy was to the people that loved her; one thing that can be said is that Cathy will truly be missed by the ones that loved and knew her. God has brought an amazing soul back to the spirit in the sky.

There will be a celebration of life held on May 4th at 4pm at the Hooper store in Hooper, Wash. It will be a potluck so please feel free to bring your favorite dish or desert.