Kathleen A Deutsch, 86, of Galena IL, passed away at Midwest Medical Center on April 30, 2021. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, a private funeral mass will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Galena with internment at St. Mathew’s Cemetery, Shullsburg, WI. The Furlong Funeral Chapel, Galena is assisting the family. Kathleen was born on March 31, 1935, in Elizabeth, IL the daughter of Charles and Emma (Nolan) Keleher. She was united in marriage to Joseph A. Deutsch on October 10, 1953, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Elizabeth, and he preceded her in death on January 10, 2004. Kathleen was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. After many years of farming, Kathleen and Joe retired and became “Texas snowbirds” enabling their year-round pursuit of golf and making many life-long friends. In her later years, Kathleen remained a fan of baseball and golf. Her faith and family were her sources of strength and joy. Surviving are seven of her ten children, Catherine (George) Knuckey, Robert Deutsch, Kenneth (Debora) Deutsch, Lorraine (Bruce) Babbini, Theodore Deutsch, Joan (Mark) Theuer, and Thomas (Krista) Deutsch; twenty-three grandchildren, James Deutsch, Curt Deutsch, Phillip Knuckey, Bruce Deutsch, Mathew Knuckey, Lee Deutsch, Jason Knuckey, Jared Deutsch, Jenne Lewis, Ashley Deutsch, Nathan Theuer, Ryan Knuckey, Andrew Knuckey, Anthony Deutsch, Anna Beswick, Nicole Karwatka, Joseph Babbini, Jacob  Deutsch, Hayden Deutsch, Nicholas Theuer, Emma Deutsch, Alexandra Theuer, Layla Deutsch; twenty-eight great-grandchildren, two sisters, Regina Alber and Charlene Schiltz, and three brothers, Vernon, Marlin, and Kenneth Keleher. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sons, James, Gregory, and Stephen Deutsch, a sister, Mary Holland, and three brothers, John, Clarence, and Emmett Keleher.  Online condolences may be left at www.furlongfuneralchapel.com