Catherine Juliane Sophia Wert, 92, of Lakemoor, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Barrington.
She was born on February 2, 1920 to Gunner and Kristine Gundersen in Chicago.
In Catherine’s younger years, she was “Miss Norway” in the 1938 May Day parade in Chicago; she enjoyed swimming and water ballet. She worked several years for Borg Warner, eventually retiring in 1985. In later years, traveling to Florida with her daughter and family was what she enjoyed most of all.
Catherine was the cherished mother and best friend of Carole (Jerry Solarz) Taylor-Solarz; grandmother of Bill Taylor, Tammy Taylor and Lisa (Ted) Karavos; and great grandmother of Nicole, TJ, Alexa, Bill and Peter.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Aagot Jorgensen and brother, George Gundersen.
The memorial visitation and service will be held privately.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, www.kidney.org.
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