Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Harpster, Catherine September 14, 2015
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Las Vegas Review Journal, 9/20/2015

CATHERINE HARPSTER Following a courageous five-year battle with pulmonary 
arterial hypertension and multiple sclerosis, Catherine Elizabeth "Cathy" Lange 
Harpster passed away Sept. 14, 2015, in her Reno home, with her husband, Jack, 
by her side. Cathy was born March 18, 1952, in Los Angeles to Josephine "Dodie" 
and Vincent Lange. She spent her early childhood in the South Bay area, moving 
to Georgia for six years while her father worked there in the aerospace 
industry. Upon his death, Cathy and her mother returned to the South Bay where 
Cathy spent her teen years and early adulthood. She graduated from South High 
School in Torrance in 1970, then spent a year working as a clerk-typist in the 
Los Angeles office of the FBI. In 1970, she began a nine-year job with the 
Daily Breeze newspaper in the Classified Advertising Department, rising to the 
position supervisor of training and private party advertising. In 1981, Cathy 
married her husband, Jack Harpster, in Apple Valley, Calif., and in 1986, they 
moved to Las Vegas, where Jack served as director of advertising for the Las 
Vegas Review-Journal. During their 20-year stay in Las Vegas, Cathy was 
involved in volunteer work. Four years after Jack's 2002 retirement, the couple 
moved to Reno. Cathy was loved by everyone who knew her well. She was a 
completely selfless person, always more concerned with the well-being of her 
family and friends than herself. Even as her illnesses progressed, Cathy still 
devoted much of her time to counseling friends, phoning or visiting 
acquaintances who were ill or troubled and taking care of her husband. Her 
beautiful hand-made greeting cards and jewelry brought joy to all who knew her 
until she was forced to put those hobbies aside. She was a great lover of 
animals and birds, and took special joy in her dogs, DandyLion and Zippy. Cathy 
was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Barbara Nicklin; and her 
brother, Lawrence "Larry" Lange. She is survived by her loving husband, John 
S. "Jack" Harpster; her brother, James Lange of Canyon Lake, Calif.; and her 
sister, Joanne Coppage of Sunnyvale, Calif. Cathy was a woman of strong faith 
and always trusted in God's path for her. Her family and friends can take 
comfort in knowing that she is no longer in pain, and is now in the warm 
embrace of our Lord. "Some people never shine no matter how much they are 
given; others will shine forever no matter how much from them is taken away. My 
Cathy is a light . . . Shine on, my dearest wife." Forever, Jack. Per Cathy's 
request, no services are scheduled. However, in the near future a celebration 
of life in her honor for friends and family is pending. In lieu of flowers, 
Cathy asked that you make a donation to the Nevada Humane Society, at 2825 
Longley Lane, #B, Reno, NV 89502-5942.



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