Kim Wright

Kim Handlos-Wright, age 44, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and formerly of the Carroll and Audubon communities died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 4, 2010, in Cedar Rapids. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at St. Lawrence Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Father Joe Dillinger. Lectors will be David Quandt and Daryl Quandt. Gift Bearers will be her daughters, Ashley Nicole Savala and Natashea Ann Savala and her sister, Beth Handlos. Eucharistic Ministers will be Kris Quandt, Debra Quandt, and Jan Handlos. Casket Bearers will be Brian Handlos, Kurt Handlos, Cory Handlos, Jacob Best, Jordan Best, and Ryan Handlos. Burial will be at the Carroll City Cemetery in Carroll. The family will meet with friends beginning at 9 A.M. Wednesday at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll. In lieu of flowers memorials may be left at the funeral home or church in Kim’s name. Kim was born on March 17, 1966, at Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence and Doris (Quandt) Handlos. Later that year her family moved to Audubon where she attended the Audubon Community Schools and graduated with the Class of 1984. She then attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs studying to be an interpreter for the deaf and was then employed as a deaf interpreter for the Ames School District. Kim moved to Cedar Rapids and attended Mount Mercy College and received a Human Resource Degree and was employed by Social Services in Cedar Rapids. Due to her deteriorating health she was unable to work the last few years. Kim liked the color purple and enjoyed keeping in touch with friends on the computer, watching movies, and spending time with her two daughters. However, while a young girl on the farm Kim did not enjoy picking up rocks in the field and walking beans. Survivors include her two daughters, Ashley Nicole Savala of Cedar Rapids and Natashea Ann Savala of Iowa City; her parents, Lawrence and Doris Handlos of Audubon; a sister, Beth Handlos of Ames; brothers, Brian Handlos and wife Patricia of Audubon, Kurt Handlos of Audubon, and Cory Handlos and wife Wendy of Audubon; nieces and nephews, Alexis Fassino, Jacob and Jordan Best, and Skyler and Josie Handlos; and her grandmother, Pearl Quandt of Carroll. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Rosina Handlos and Harold Quandt; and by several aunts and uncles.

Kim Wright

March 17, 1966 - September 4, 2010