Kathleen “Katie” Honora Freeman, age 95, who lived in Pacific Palisades and Rustic Canyon for much of her life, died March 27, 2017 in Seattle, WA.
Katie was born March 21, 1922 in Leeds, England. Katie married Arthur “Mickey” Jesse Freeman in 1945 in Leeds after meeting at the “Stage Door Canteen” during WWII.
Katie was part of the Corpus Christi community and “The Christines.” Katie graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a bachelor of arts.
She did bookkeeping for the Weathervane in the Palisades and Santa Monica. She also volunteered for Head Start and was a docent for Los Angeles Museum of Art.
She was preceded in death by her parents John and Catherine Walsh, along with her siblings: Mary, Norbert, Stephen, Pauline and Peggy.
She is survived by her adult children and their spouses: Sean and Kathy Jo, Paddy and Susan, Brendan, Maura and Laura; three grandchildren: Sophie, Sarah, Zack and his wife Darci; and loving nieces and nephews in England, Norway and Australia.
Cremation arrangements are under the care of Neptune Society-Private Service. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to White Center Food Bank 10829 8th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98146, by calling 206-762-2848 or visiting whitecenterfoodbank.org.
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