Obituary: Stevens, Katharine

Sun., May 18, 2014

STEVENS, Katharine (Age 74) Passed away on Friday, May 2nd, 2014 at her home in Spokane, WA.

Born in Didsbury, Alberta, she was the eldest daughter of the late, Henry and Emma Folkmann.

Katharine grew up and attended Concordia for her high school and undergrad in Didsbury.

She moved to the US in 1967 to marry Delmar Stevens.

They were happily married for 45 years and had two children, Karen and Mike.

She was a long time member of the Spokane Yacht Club and was very involved the Altrusa Women’s Group.

Katharine traveled the world and enjoyed spending time with her family.

She also had a very dynamic career in Financial Planning for over 30 years with Catton Financial Services.

Katharine was preceded in death by her husband, Del; her parents Henry and Emma Folkmann; and her sister Marion.

Katharine is survived by her sister Helen Harmon, her son Mike (Natalie) Stevens; her daughter Karen (Michael) Bulls; her grandchildren Jack, Elliot and Marley; and numerous other relatives.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Centerplace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane, WA on Friday, May 23rd, 2014 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of Spokane, PO Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210.

To view Katharine’s online memorial, please visit www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com

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