Kay Lynn Peck

Kay Lynn (Kiekhaefer) Peck of Napa, California passed away peacefully on May 17th, 2025, with her loving family by her side. Kay will be forever missed by her husband Leo and her sons Casey (23) and Curtis (18). Kay was born July 18th, 1964, to Ronald and Beverly Kiekhaefer. She considered herself truly blessed to have been raised by such loving, wonderful parents and having a fun and large extended family. Her youth was spent in the peaceful beauty of rural Wisconsin, in a community whose entertainment centered around family, school and church events. She fondly remembered her time camping with her extended family and the Wayside Rough Riders, hanging out with her siblings and the neighborhood kids, and spending lots of time at Way-Morr Park -- in a simpler time when she just had to be home by suppertime. She attended Wayside Zion Lutheran Grade School and Reedsville High School before moving away to college. She made lifelong friends along the way, and thanks to social media was able to keep in touch with many of these friends over the years. Her college journey started at UW-Stevens Point (where she had lots of fun!), and she completed her BS in nutrition at Minnesota State University Mankato. After an internship at UW-Madison Hospital and Clinics, Kay became a Registered Dietitian, and in 1995, after moving to California with Leo, she completed her Master of Public Health Degree at San Jose State University. Kay loved the field of nutrition and her job as a dietitian. She worked for Kaiser Permanente for most of her career, first in the San Jose area, and since 1997, with Kaiser Napa Solano. She was very passionate about the role of nutrition in health, and was equally dedicated to diabetes education and helping people with diabetes understand how to manage their condition and stay as healthy as possible. She loved working with her Kaiser diabetes team and her patients and was committed to making a difference in people's lives. More important than her career, however, was her family. Kay married Leo Peck on August 24, 1991, and after 10 years of marriage, they started a family. She was thrilled to become a mom, first to Casey in 2001, then to Curtis in 2006. She and Leo happily embraced parenthood, and they spent as much time with their boys as possible. She loved to watch her boys engage in their favorite activities, whether it was basketball, baseball, skateboarding, plane spotting or fishing. She was always trying to convince someone to go on a hike and she also loved to spend time kayaking, biking, and camping with the family and their dog Chloe - who really was the family's therapist and guardian angel. Despite her health challenges, she maintained a positive attitude and deliberately found the blessings in each day. She was a strong woman of faith, and was certain that her strength, courage and peace were blessings from God. Kay was a member of Hillside Christian Church in Napa and was so thankful for her church family's support, friendship and for the prayers over the years. Kay is survived by her husband Leo, and her sons Casey and Curtis, all of Napa, CA. She is also survived by her sister Sue Kulich (Al) of Plover, WI; brother Russ Kiekhaefer (Tracy) of Kingman, AZ; sister Kate Kiekhaefer of Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico; and her many beautiful and talented nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ronald and Beverly Kiekhaefer, and by her sister Nancy. A Celebration of Life will take place at Hillside Christian Church, 100 Anderson Road, Napa on Monday, June 2nd at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to share a memory or message with the family, please email it to leopeckpottery@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Kay's name to Hillside Christian Church. Kay's family would like to thank her Kaiser medical team for their compassionate care.

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Kay Lynn Peck

July 18, 1964 - May 17, 2025