Kathleen (Duncan) Gelhaar ( formerly Tucker) passed away on March 22, 2022, in Greenville , North Carolina.  She was born on April 24, 1941, in Quincy, Illinois to parents Richard P. Duncan and Eleanor (Myers) Duncan. For 33 years she was married to William Gelhaar and resided in Carthage, Illinois. Mrs. Gelhaar graduated from Unity High School in Mendon, Illinois going on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education ( 1963) at MacMurray College in Jacksonville. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Carthage, a former board member of the Carthage Public Library, as well as a member of the Carthage chapter of P.E.O. Mrs. Gelhaar began her teaching career as a Kindergarten teacher in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and later was a special education teacher at the Quincy Alternative School and Ferris School in Carthage, Illinois. She also served as a proofreader for Good Apple, inc., publisher of children’s’ educational materials, formerly located in Carthage. She was an avid reader, kind and generous and will be missed by family and friends. Memorials can be sent to the Carthage Library Foundation “In memory of Kathleen and Bill Gelhaar,”500 Wabash Ave, Carthage, Illinois 62321 

Kathleen was preceded in death by her daughter Margaret Anne Tucker on March 2, 2018, and her husband William Gelhaar on August 22, 2018.  She is survived by daughter Mary Tucker-McLaughlin of Greenville, North, Carolina stepdaughter Anne ( Eric) Martin of Burnside, Illinois, stepsons David ( Lisa) Gelhaar of Newport News, Virginia and James Gelhaar of Lake View, Colorado. She had two grandchildren Olivia and Jack McLaughlin of Greenville, North Carolina and eight step-grandchildren, Taryn (Martin) Mellert of Canton, Illinois , Kirstin (Martin) Protsman of Alexandria, Missouri, Reece Martin of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Taylor Gelhaar of Ohio, Allyson Gelhaar of Colorado, Michael Gelhaar of Newport News, Virginia, and Timothy Gelhaar of Fairview Heights, Il. 

A memorial service will be held Sunday May 15, 2022, at 11:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church of Carthage located at 321 Main St, Carthage, IL 62321, followed by a gathering of family and friends. A burial service will be held following the gathering at 2pm at Ellington Memorial Presbyterian Church located at 4600 N 36th St, Quincy, IL 62305.  Printy Funeral Home of Carthage is in charge of local arrangements