Tatro, Kathinka (Vikre) -- 1913 - 1985

NALI, VIKRE, TATRO, SCHNEBERGER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 6/22/2007 at 19:22:17

Kathinka Tatro

Funeral services for Kathinka Tatro of Waukegan, IL were held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at West Clermont Lutheran Church. Rev. Kim Peterson officiated. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in God's Acres Cemetery at Clermont.

A memorial service was held Wednesday at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Lindenhurst, IL. Rev. Roger Pittman officiated.

Kathinka H. Tatro, daughter of Louis and Josephine (Nali) Vikre, was born October 5, 1913 near Decorah. She died March 11, 1985 at her home in Waukegan, IL.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended school in Decorah.

April 26, 1931 she was married to Orval Tatro at Decorah. They had seven children. They lived in the Waukegan area since 1938.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Orval, who died in 1973, a child in infancy, eight brothers, Reuben, Morris, Gerhardt, Virgil, Terry, Walter, Alvin and Norman.

Surviving are 6 sons, Kenneth, Waukegan, IL, Jerome, McHenry, IL, Louis, Rockford, IL, Thomas, Fountain Valley, CA, Bernard, Lindenhurst, IL and Steven, Los Angeles, CA, 25 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, a brother, Bernard of Wildwood, IL and 2 sisters, Lucille Vikre of Waukegan, IL and Maline Schneberger of Calmar.

Casket bearers were John, Bryan and Keith Tatro, Ivan and James Anderson and Harold Halverson.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection. Submitter has no further information.