~Kathleen Stockness Arcand~
Katie came into this world on October 30, 1985. In her 34 years, she touched many, many lives. She was kind, loving and full of energy. She had an outgoing personality with a great sense of humor and a little bit of sass. She took joy in lifting other people up. Everyone loved her. In the summer of 2020, Katie fell ill. After a short hard battle, Katie passed on October 9, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Christopher Arcand; her parents, Dan and Connie (Walsh) Stockness; her siblings, Christopher and Michelle (Gruenhagen) Stockness, Andrew and Kristen (Schoeller) Stockness, and Luke and Ali (Nicholson) Stockness; her eleven nieces and nephews; her grandmothers, Audrey Dotte and Anne Stockness, and many wonderful aunts, uncles and cousins. Katie is also survived by Chrisâs family, Jon and Deb (Walter) Arcand and JoAnn (Bell) and Randy Hayne, and brother Patrick and Brittany (Davis) Arcand.
We know that Katie made an impact on so many people. We invite you all to share your Katie stories with everyone on this site using the Memory Wall. Funeral service 11:00am on Thursday, October 15 at St. Andrew's Church in Mahtomedi. Due to state health guidelines, pre-registration is required to attend. Please use this link to pre-register (
https://fs26.formsite.com/KG1Ywi/1igljm7b2u/index.html. If you do not feel comfortable attending Katie's funeral in person, please use this link to watch the livestream (
https://vimeo.com/event/340831).
Memorials are preferred to the Fairview Foundation Transplant Patient Fund. Memorials can be made out to Fairview Foundation Fund #70494. This is a Foundation dedicated to pre and post transplant patient assistance for those in need.