Kathleen Lillian Jenkins, age 90, of Dunkirk, MD passed away August 17, 2011 at the Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Kathleen, known as Kat, was born November 6, 1920 to Daniel and Mollie (Drury) Hardesty.

She lived with her family in Anne Arundel County, Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County where she attended public school.

She married Elmer Leroy "Wig" Jenkins in 1940 and they lived in Greenock, MD until moving in 1947 to their farm in Dunkirk, Calvert County, MD. Kathleen and her husband Wig raised their family on their farm, and she was employed by several private businesses until beginning a career with the Government of the District of Columbia where she was a payroll clerk in the office of public works, retiring in 1990.

She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and the focal point of her life was her family and her home. She enjoyed cooking and canning, and was an avid fan of bluegrass and country music.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Elmer Leroy Jenkins, Sr. on June 17, 2002, a son William R. Jenkins, and siblings Eva Cox, Hazel Muse, Betty Booth, and George, William, Lee, Daniel, and Lawrence Hardesty.

She is survived by three daughters, Gloria J. McNally, Janet L. Machado and husband Carlos, and Linda K. Jenkins, and by a son Elmer L. "Buddy" Jenkins, Jr., all of Dunkirk. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, a sister Emma Eicholtz of Riverdale, MD and a brother Eugene Hardesty of Upper Marlboro, MD.

Friends and family will be received Friday August 19, from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, where funeral services and a celebration of Kathleen's life will be held Saturday August 20 at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, and a reception for family and friends will follow in the fellowship hall at Smithville U.M. Church in Dunkirk.

Expressions of sympathy in Kathleen's name may be made to Smithville U.M. Church or the Chesapeake Mandrin Hospice House.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.