Catherine Jacobson Walther

Catherine Jacobson Walther, age 93, passed away April 27, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Born July 10, 1921 in Salt Lake City to Baltzar Hans and Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, the eighth of nine children. She married Mathew Gibbs Walther on October 5, 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2003. They were parents of five children: Catherine Jean (Edd) Anderson of British Columbia Canada; Raymond Gibbs (Chriss Walther-Thomas and Scott Thomas of Virginia), Craig Anthony (Kathy, of Washington), Van James (Becky) and Jay Dee (Linda) of Utah. She had 25 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren. Sons, Raymond and Craig and Craig's daughter, Allison VanGieson, also preceded her in death.

She graduated from Granite High School in 1939 where she was Honor Girl Student and in 1943 received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Utah School of Education with a High School Teachers Certificate. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi and Lambda Delta Sigma and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She enjoyed working at Radio Station KSL as a PBX Operator and Secretary during her university years, then as a Secretary for Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. and retired in 1988 as a Legal Secretary.

Funeral services will be held Monday May 4, 2015 at 11:00 am at the East Mill Creek Stake Center, 3103 East Craig Dr. (3600 South). Friends may call Sunday Evening from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, and at the church from 9:30 am to 10:30 am prior to the services. Interment, Murray City Cemetery 5600 South Vine St. (700 East). Messages to the family can be posted at: www.HolbrookMortuary.com