Kathleen Elaine Isselstein Farie graduated in 1962 from the St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio.

Her first job was on the men’s surgical unit at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She worked there until marrying and moving to Detroit, Michigan in 1967. She worked as a staff nurse on a surgical unit at Henry Ford Hospital. Her first child was born in 1968 and she then had four children in the five ensuing years. She returned to Columbus and worked part time at St. Anthony’s. In 1973 she moved to Johnstown, Ohio and worked at Northview Nursing Home. Desiring more of a nursing challenge she went to work for Dr. Robertson. From 1975-76 she enjoyed a busy practice including x-rays, EKGs, blood work, and immunizations of all ages.

In 1983 the Hospice movement was beginning. She began working for Hospice of Licking County. By 1990 she was beginning to feel the stress of hospice care and became a triage nurse for Cigna Health Care. She worked at Riverside Hospital with Dr. Glasgow. She experienced a life transition and moved to Coshocton, Ohio and became employed by Echoing Hills facility for patients with developmental disabilities. She went from RN to Clinical Director. From there she accepted a position with Hospice in Knox County and became QI Coordinator. She then began working weekends with Interim Health Care in Coshocton.

In 2006 she resumed work with Interim staffing their influenza clinics and work with CHCS doing cognitive assessments of clients enrolled in long term care insurance programs.