Kimberly "Honey Kim" Sorensen, 67, of Nampa, ID, passed away on June 28, 2024 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. 

Kim, affectionately known to those around her as "Honey Kim," was born on January 29th, 1957, as the second child to loving parents, Joy Fotheringham and Donald Ray Sorensen.

During her girlhood, she helped in her mother's store and helped raise her siblings. As a young woman,  she started to rekindle her relationship with her father. 

Kim graduated Sky View High School in Smithfield,  Utah in 1975.  After graduation she quickly fell in love and married her 1st husband, beginning a family of her own. Over the years, she married and divorced three times, each relationship bringing new children and bonus daughters into her life. By the late eighties and mid nineties, she had overcome so much; from serious illnesses, miscarriages and single motherhood, often working multiple jobs to provide stability for her children. Life began to look up for her with the birth of her first grandchild in 1995. She graduated Heald Business College in Monterey,  California a few years later. She loved the ocean and though she had spent a fair share of her time in Utah, she spent the majority on the coast. 

A few years after graduation,  she landed her dream job, with her dream boss, mentor and friend,  Mike Mast, at State Farm Insurance. Alongside her Mike, she supported various community efforts such as; toy drives for children at Christmas in partnership with the local fire department,  ensuring toys were kept local, the lady Mariners softball fundraisers, volunteering at the Monterey County Foodbank among others. She worked with Mike for over 20 years. 

By 2016, she had a total of 6 grandchildren (plus four bonus grandsons) She loved to spend her days hiking, walking, camping, reading, vacationing to new places and playing cards or dice. 

In 2019 she was diagnosed with "text book" breast cancer, easily curable. She underwent very simple treatments. A few years later, she broke her arm and it was discovered that it had returned with a vengeance.  

In 2021 she moved to Nampa, Idaho, to be closer to her eldest daughter, who could help her daily. She got really crafty once she retired, knitting and making diamond art paintings, coasters and assorted bling. 

She continued to fight her cancer bravely till the end, and her legacy will live on in the hearts of her family and friends, because her essence was a beacon of light. 

Kim was preceded in death by her brothers, Rick Sorensen and Brett Casper, her mother, Joy Fotheringham,  and her father Donald R. Sorensen.

Kim is survived by her daughters Anna Webster (Wyatt Robinson)  and Nicole Bell, her son Travis Cagle, 4 bonus daughters (Mel, Lacey, Jen and Moni) and her grandchildren Ciara Winters (Kyler Winters) Sebastian Webster, Ty Casper, Ace Webster, Jusiniyha Guest, and Aiden Kizelli-Cagle and 4 bonus grandsons (Stephen, Jeff, Allen and JJ) She is also survived by her sisters (Joelle & Marianna) and brothers (Steve and Patrick) numerous cousins, family, friends and her bestie Shari Hansen-Klung. 

Celebration of life services will be held in 2 locations.

Utah- 8/18/24 Sandy (Grandpa's Pond Pavilion in Sandy UT)

CA- 9/22/24 in Monterey CA with the spreading of her ashes at the Kickin It Bridge Memorial Park details TBD

In an effort to keep her legacy alive, anyone who chooses to donate to cancer research, should do so at www.standuptocancer.org in her name. Also, donating art and craft supplies to senior centers and nursing homes in her honor is a lovely tribute. Gently used books can also be donated to your neighborhood free standing library boxes throughout the USA. 

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