Wednesday, February 17, 2021
102 yrs 8.5 months.......... wow, what a long life! That is a good picture of her, she looks like my late mother did when mom was only 76. I remember my aunt Catherine as a easy going person that always had a smile on her face and that crazy giggle. When my two aunts got together with my mother, the conversations got lively and......... interesting. They had a good time visiting with each other and the rest of us had a good time listening to them talk about the world's problems. Aunt Catherine made us happy, she was fun to be around.
During the past few years I had to make several trips to KS and along the way I would stop in the retirement village to visit. When we were alone she got serious with me and I learned a bit more about her. Aunt Catherine told me stories about some of her trials and tribulations, and how concerned (worried) she was about the Janke farm, my mother, father, Aunt Jean, her late daughter, Sandy, and my bout with cancer. I saw a very compassionate side of her. I told her not to worry so much, in the end EVERYTHING will be okay. She acknowledged that and was very spiritual; she did not like to see pain and suffering. Yeah, she brought back memories of my late mother, they certainly were sisters, and I certainly know where she is at today.
