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Katherine
Ford, 86
Thief
River Falls - Katherine Ford, 86, died on
Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Mass
of Christian Burial was 
held
on Monday, February 24 at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Red Lake Falls with the Rev. Gerald
Noesen officiating. Music was provided by Cathy
Erickson. Casketbearers were Kenneth Rahier, Robert
Rahier, Mary Jo Rahier, Tim Peterson, Mark
Peterson, Amy Peterson, Tera Kaye Ford and Adam
Johnson. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery in
Red Lake Falls.
Katherine
"Kaye" Bertha Haupt was born on February 22, 1916,
the daughter of George and Rosetta (Gedde) Haupt in
River Township of Red Lake County. She was baptized
and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church and
attended country school. Following school, she
worked as domestic help in the Minneapolis and Red
Lake Falls area. Kaye worked in Red Lake Falls
restaurants as a cook and waitress. She also worked
many years as a nurses aide at St. John's Hospital
and Detroiter Mobile Homes, which she retired from
in 1981. Following her retirement, she worked as a
home health aide for Red Lake and Pennington
Counties, and was currently a caregiver for the
Senior Companionship Program. In 1992, Kaye moved
to Thief River Falls.
On
November 4, 1941, Kaye was united in marriage to
William "Bill" Ford in Red Lake Falls. The couple
farmed in Browns Creek Township for several years
before moving into Red Lake Falls. Kaye was an
excellenct cook and enjoyed baking, card playing,
playing at the casino and crocheting. Kaye loved
spending time with her family. She was a member of
St. Joseph's Catholic Church and St. Bernard's
Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, Catholic Order
of Foresters, VFW and St. Anne's
Society.
Survivors
include five children, Sharon (Ellwood) Erickson of
Oxnard, Calif., Carolyn (Richard) Rahier of Grand
Rapids, Lorna (Vernon) Peterson of Red Lake Falls,
Michael (Deborah) Ford of Thief River Falls, and
Terry (Julie) Ford of Papillion, Neb.; 11
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother,
John (Gladys) Haupt; a brother-in-law; three
sisters, Agnes Carriere of LaCresenta, Calif., Mary
Columbus of Coon Rapids and Cecile (Art) Linden of
LaCresenta, Calif.; two sisters-in-law; and many
nieces and nephews.
Katherine
was preceded in death by her husband, Bill; her
parents; two brothers, Martin and Edward; and two
sisters, Elizabeth and Clara.
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