Katherine C. Carothers (1932-2021)

CAROTHERS, VOSS, TERHUNE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/9/2021 at 15:46:43

Obituary
Katherine C. Carothers, 88, of Asbury, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at the Unity Point Health-Finley Hospital in Dubuque.

The Memorial Service for Katherine will be from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Drive. If you are unable to attend, please visit www.hskfhcares.com to send a message to Katherine's family.

Katherine was born June 17, 1932, in Gary, IN, the daughter of Ira and Helen Voss Terhune. On June 3, 1954 she married Otto Carothers in Muncie, IN. He passed away on December 26, 1989.

Katherine received her second Masters degree from UW-Platteville. She worked as an elementary school teacher for nine years and also worked at Wal-Mart in Platteville.

She enjoyed quilting, gardening, walking, reading mystery books and volunteering at the Dubuque Arboretum for the past 31 years.

Survivors include two sons, Warren (Yasmin) Carothers of Reston, VA and Lance Carothers of Greensboro, NC; one brother, Jim Terhune and niece, Michal Terhune Dusendang.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Otto.