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Catherine “Cathy” Anne Yeager

February 25, 2015 | 1 comment

Catherine (Cathy) Anne Yeager, age 66, of Genoa, WI, died of an unspecified form of bacterial pneumonia, on Monday, February 23, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System — Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, WI. She was born in La Crosse on Sept. 19, 1948, to Merle J. and Anne Marie (Daly) Hill. In La Crosse, she attended Holy Trinity and Blessed Sacrament Elementary Schools and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1966. Following high school, she attended training at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, and became a licensed practical nurse.

After fourteen years of nursing, Cathy moved into waitressing. Her quick wit and humor could make anyone laugh. She was a customer favorite at Cherokee Sirloin Room in Eagan, MN; White Tails in LaCrosse; and at Rocky’s in Stoddard, WI.

Cathy had a passion for life, traveled the world, was an excellent cook, and loved entertaining. She was truly an animal lover and participated in many different sports including being an equestrian. Cathy was a dedicated and loving mother, a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Carlson of Orlando, FL; her father, Merle J. Hill of Tomah, WI; sisters, Sr. Mary Pat Hill, OSM, and Elizabeth Hennig of La Crosse, WI, and Margaret Soller of Gaylord, MI; a brother, James Paul (Susan) Hill of La Crosse, WI; beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Cathy was preceded in death by her mother Anne Marie Hill; a brother, Thomas Joseph Hill; and a stepmother, Jayne Nault Hill.

The family would like to thank the care providers at Mayo Clinic Health System — Franciscan Healthcare for their compassionate, skilled, and untiring efforts on her behalf.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 3:00 pm at the Coulee Region Cremation Group and Funeral Home, 133 Mason St., Onalaska, WI. Sister Mary Pat Hill will officiate. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until the service on Friday at the funeral home.

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  1. Nancy Strand

    Cathy’s family, You have my deepest sympathy.

    It’s so easy to talk of what Cathy meant to me. Cathy was my great example of how one person can bring laughter and love to anothers life. From her stories of the fun she had kidding with cashiers at Walmart to the many older folks she gave day care in their homes when she became too disabled to waitress. I’ve long treasured all the fun she led me into, much of it with taking horses out and about. One Sunday’s horseback ride providing wrong results for Cathy at her barn ended well at mine. Cathy praising her mount, named 6 horses she’d tried out looking for the one not intent on racing. Mostly I will remember how Cathy took joy in making other peoples life better.

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