Catherine Anderson Obituary, Death – Catherine C. “Cathy” Anderson, 88, of Iowa City, died on March 9, 2023, at Lantern Park Care Center in Coralville. Funeral services will be performed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., with burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be held at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations in her memory can be donated to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church or the Eastern Iowa Alzheimer’s Association in place of flowers. Please visit Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service’s website at www.gayandciha.com to express your thoughts, memories, or condolences to her family. Catherine C. Beasley was born in Iowa City on July 21, 1934, to Leo and Helen (Patterson) Beasley.

She graduated from City High School in 1952 after attending Iowa City Schools. Cathy married Duane Anderson on May 22, 1953, in Cedar Rapids, and the couple had enjoyed 68 years of marriage before Duane’s death in 2021. She offered child care in her house for many years and for many families in the region. “Another Mother to Many Children” Cathy and Duane spent their winters in Las Vegas, where she adored gambling. Cathy was always present for her family, participating in all of her children’s activities as they grew up, and this continued with her grandkids. She was the family’s backbone since nothing was more important to her than her family and the children she cared for!

Cathy’s family includes; two sons, Jack (Kim Schlabach) Anderson, Scott (Tammi) Anderson; two daughters, Debra Plath, Jill (Steve) Skay; daughter-in-law, Diane (Bob) Meyer; nine grandchildren, Nicholas (Melissa) Anderson, Angela Poggenpohl, Mallory (Trevor) Zielinski, Jessica (Scott) Hubbard, Michael (Jordan) Plath, McKenzie Anderson, Amanda (Marcus) Lankford, Mark (Haley) Plath, Shana (Vinny Picardi) Skay; 15 Great-grandchildren; and Cathy’s sister, Florence Hagen. Her parents, husband, Duane; one son, James Leo Anderson; a son-in-law, Todd M. Plath; and siblings, Bruce Beasley, Mary Ellen Hospice, Herbert Beasley, Arthur Beasley, Jane Hanrahan, Frank Beasley, Renata Miller, and Nellie Sindelar before her in death. Cathy’s family would like to express their gratitude to everyone at Lantern Park Care Center and Care Initiatives Hospice for their loving care and support. Her family would also want to thank Sheila Whitlock and Deb Locher for their kind and great care over the years.