Former D'Port mayor Kathy Kirschbaaum dead at 73

Kathy Kirschbaum, the first woman elected mayor in Davenport and in Iowa and a champion of the city's bike paths, died Thursday at age 73 at Crest Health Care, Davenport.

Arrangements are pending at Runge Mortuary, Davenport.

Kathy Kirschbaum became Davenport's first woman alderman in 1967 and went on to serve four years as the city's first woman mayor, from 1972 to 1976. She also was an Iowa delegate to them 1972 Democratic National Convention.