Catherine Lageson passed away peacefully at Zilber Hospice in Wauwatosa on September 26, 2018 at the age of 60 after being treated for sarcoma. Beloved wife of the late Thorin Marty and mother of Samantha and Jessica Marty. Survived by brother, Thomas Lageson and sister, Mary Woolsey and their families.
Catherine was the daughter of Maynard and Elaine Lageson and grew up on the family farm in Bath Township in rural Ellendale. She was a 1976 graduate of the Ellendale-Geneva High School and a 1980 graduate of Luther College.
Catherine spent more than 30 years working as a registered nurse and nurse manager in Connecticut and Wisconsin. She received a doctorate in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2001. Her most recent position was with Aurora Health Care.
Visitation and services were held at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 1615 Wauwatosa Avenue, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on Sunday, September 30, 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Catherine to the Milwaukee Hunger Task Force.