Kathleen Anita "Kay" (Salvador) Savoldi, 88, originally of Lansing, OH, left this world on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 at Hospice of Cincinnati, in Blue Ash, Ohio. Kay was born May 24, 1936 in Wheeling, WV to the late Angelo Salvador and Irene (Tocket) Salvador, immigrants from Vittorio Veneto, Italy. A brilliant mind and a joyful determined spirit, Kay graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1954 as Valedictorian. She received a full scholarship to Muskingum University and graduated summa cum laude in 1958 with a BA in Music Theory and a minor in Mathematics. Never one to believe "that's not what girls do", she went on to pursue a Master's degree at Indiana University, when that definitely was not what girls did. Kay spent the early part of her career teaching at Oberlin College, among others, where she made lifelong friends. Later, she taught voice, piano and other subjects at public schools throughout the Ohio Valley which brought her great joy. Finally, after the birth of her daughter at 36, she stayed at home but continued to substitute teach until retiring along with her late husband. They subsequently moved to Wooster, Ohio, which was a favorite place of theirs, and then to outside of Pittsburgh, PA. Kay had a variety of interests and could rarely sit still. She loved to work on challenging puzzles, read, garden, go to the symphony, theater and opera (when able) and of course, SING. She was rarely seen without a book in her hand or without 15 projects half started in her home. In her younger years, she loved to travel, especially to New England for the fall leaves. She loved to teach others what she knew and loved best, especially math, games, trivia, and which show tunes were best.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother (Allen) and her beloved Richard (Dick), who passed away in 2020 after 51 years of marriage. She cared deeply for her family.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Anita (Ty) Martin, step-son Greg Savoldi, grandchildren Jordis Martin, Hadley Savoldi and Michael Savoldi, Sister-in-Law Donna Savoldi, Niece Tara (John) Wise, Sister-in-Law Mary Dause and many cousins.