Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Derby, Catherine Helen 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 7, 2012, 6:40 pm The Portland Review & Observer, Sunday, November 20, 2005 Catherine Helen Derby passed away November 8 at St. Mary’s Care Center in Madison, Wis. She had resided in Wisconsin for the last four years, both at St. Mary’s and Willow Point Assisted Care in Verona. Catherine was born in Big Rapids January 26, 1917 to Alta and Louis Saleski. She graduated from Big Rapids High School and attended Ferris Institute (now Ferris State University). She worked in admissions offices at Ferris Institute and Michigan State University before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She married Richard W. Derby September 6, 1945 and they resided in Portland until his death on September 14, 2001. She is survived by daughters, Mary Jane (Ron) Campo of Madison, Wis., and Linda (David) Boyd of Rhinelander, Wis.; and five grandchildren. At her request, no funeral or memorial services will be held. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/derby17694nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb