Catherine Thorne Obituary

Age - 81

October 7, 2023

Pickford, MI

"Catherine "Cathy" Ann (Fouts-Edington) Thorne, age 81, of Pickford, Michigan, passed away at the Pennington Home in Pickford on October 3, 2023. She was born on April 7, 1942, in Owosso, Michigan, to Charles Henry Herbert and Margaret Ann (Bell) Fouts. Cathy grew up in Morrice, Michigan, and graduated from Morrice High School with the class of 1960. She moved to Pickford in 1972 and worked at the Pickford Schools for 30 years as a teacher's aide. She also coached the Pickford High School Girl's Track for 22 years. She married Melvin George Thorne on August 8, 1986, at the United Methodist Church in Pickford. Cathy was very active in the Pickford Schools and community. She will always be remembered for her humor, quick wit, and smiling face. She loved her family and was always there caring and helping them. Cathy is survived by her husband, Melvin; sons, John (Susan) Edington of Pickford, Todd (Debra) Edington of Barbeau, Michigan; daughters, Sharon (Marty) LaJoie of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Diane (Joel) Gervais of Pickford; grandchildren, Derrick Edington, Nicholas Edington, Christian Edington, Jacob Edington, Nathan Edington, Matthew Edington, Kaitlyn Edington, Timothy Edington, Kaye Rutledge, Natalie Shaw, Tiffany Shaw, Alivia LaJoie, Alicia Gervais, Alex Gervais, Scott Gervais, Stephanie Gervais; great-grandchildren, Conner, Abigail, Levi, Elizabeth, and Lillian VanLuven, Harper Shaw, and Karson Maleport; and sister-in-law, Patricia Thorne of Vicksburg, Michigan. Cathy was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Margaret; sister, Lillian Kingsley; brothers-in-law, Gale Kingsley, Bud (Dorothy) Thorne, Frank (Betty) Thorne, Chuck Thorne, and sisters-in-law, Jean (Charles Newbern) (Cyril) Judson, Dolly (Charles) Lawrence. The visitation will take place Friday, October 6, 2023, from 4 PM -7 PM, at the Galer Funeral Homes in Pickford, Michigan. The service will take place on Saturday, October 7, at 4:30 PM followed by the burial. Pastor Tim Bashore will be officiating. Final Resting Place will be held at the Oaklawn Chapel Gardens in Bruce Township, Michigan. Galer Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left to the family at www. galerfuneralhomes. com. "

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