Kathleen cartwheeled into the arms of Jesus with a resounding shout of, “Yeah God!” on April 1, 2026. Kathleen was born February 13, 1947 to John Edward and Peggy Moynihan McCaffrey, the eldest of their five children and a fourth generation Montrose native. She attended Oak Grove Elementary School and graduated from Montrose High School in 1965. She was married to her high school sweetheart, David Tabor, on August 19th, 1966 and they would have celebrated their 60th-wedding anniversary in August.

David and Kathleen were blessed with four children and in 1977 embarked on a life’s journey of Christian Missions, initially with Youth with a Mission. With YWAM they served in Hawaii, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Upon returning to Montrose in 1997, they founded and lead Solid Rock Foundation Ministries, a youth and family ministry. Kathleen traveled to 36 nations teaching, counselling and mentoring. She led King’s Kids, and later Audience of One. Discipling and taking youth teams on Summer Mission trips most often with their children and grandchildren from to 1988 through 2015. She will be remembered for living her life out loud, loving fiercely, nights awake praying, hundreds of haircuts, making bridesmaids and wedding dresses and feeding everyone she loved.

Kathleen is survived by her husband, David Tabor, four children, nineteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Lisa (Lance) Rediger, (Daniel, Michael, Jeremy, Katelyn, Jordan and Shannon) Jordan (Karen) Tabor, (Anna, Rachel, Lydia, Hope and Megan) Megan (Geoff) Ila (Teira, Jamie, Shae and Tayne) and John (Daniella) Tabor (Jasmine, Natasha, Tyrone and Yates) and her four siblings, Patti (Chuck) Wagner, Margaret McCaffrey, Ed McCaffrey and Anne (Tim) Gibbins and hundreds of spiritual sons and daughters both in the USA and abroad.

A memorial service will be held at Grace Community Church, 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to HopeWest Hospice.