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Catherine Dickerson Obituary
Catherine Amelia Diller Dickerson, 90, of Amherst, passed away peacefully Monday, July 22, 2024, at Kendal of Oberlin.
She was born March 21, 1934, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was of Rawson and resided in Amherst since 1967.
Catherine loved being an educator and taught elementary school in Findlay, Ashland, and Amherst for a total of 37 years before retiring in 1993. Additionally, she substitute-taught in Ashland, taught summer school, played the piano, and took courses at various universities.
"Katie," along with her husband, Kay, was an active member of Amherst Heritage Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and sang in the choir. Her hobbies included sewing, painting, music, writing poetry, and being with her friends and family here and on Middle Bass Island.
Catherine's survivors include her sister, Dorothy (Glen) Long of Bluffton; daughters, Karen (Jim Barger) Harbin and Susan (Sean) Callahan; granddaughters, (triplets) Elysia, Isabella, and Alexandra and Karen's Melissa; stepgranddaughters, Lisa (Karl Rider) Canales and Danyelle (Jamar) Miller; and eight beautiful great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Kay William Dickerson; and parents, Dr. W.E. Diller, MD and Florence (nee Beidler) Diller.
Catherine's celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Heritage Presbyterian Church, Amherst.
Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road, Amherst, is assisting family with arrangements.
To send an online condolence, please visit www.dovinreberjones.com.
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