Kaitlin "Kate" A. Wigand Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kaitlin “Kate” A. Wigand, age 32 of Mentor, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center, Akron, Ohio, after a long battle with brain cancer. She was born on February 26, 1989 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. After graduating from Mentor High School in 2007, Kate attended the University of Toledo. She was a member of the Criminal Justice Society and interned with the Toledo Police Department. Kate graduated magna cum laude and received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2010. Kate spent almost five years working at Lake County Job and Family Services as a social worker, and later worked at Lake Geauga Recovery Centers. In her free time, Kate enjoyed playing and snuggling with her fur babies, Bruno, Cooper, and Lizzie Borden. Survivors include her parents, Mitchell and Caroline Wigand and her sister, Breane Wigand. She was preceded in death by her aunt and uncle, Pat and Gary Wigand. The family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2021 at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. A memorial service will follow at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made in memory of Kate to the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W Bryn Mawr Ave Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60631 Send flowers and offer condolences at www.brunners.com

Kaitlin "Kate" A. Wigand

February 26, 1989 - July 7, 2021