Kathleen M. Skelly of Winona died Wednesday, September 24th at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse after a short and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born in Winona to John and Beverly (MGGinis) Skelly. Kathy grew up in Winona and attended WSHS. She was a great person, a great cook and was loved by many people, especially her cat Sylvester. She was preceded in death by her nephew Paul Land, her dad John, her boyfriend Mark Ziemer, and beloved brother-in-law Billy Teska on July 21, 2013. She is survived by her mom Bev, a sister Deb Lande of Winona, her son, Shawn of Lewiston, niece and nephews Amber Koenig and Billy Lande, both of Winona, Justin (Jzona) Teska of Rochester, three great nieces; Dakota and Lily Koenig of Fairbanks, Alaska and Alayna Teska of Stockton. Many friends and family and two very special friends, Julie Huwald and Lynette Lande of Winona.Services to celebrate Kathy's life will be held at a later date.