THE CITY REBORN FROM THE ASHES OF AMERICA'S MOST DISASTROUS FOREST FIRE
Katherine C. Waldrop
Issue Date: June 9, 2022
Katherine C. (Dresden) Waldrop, 76, of Marinette, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Marinette.
Born Oct. 9, 1945 in Detroit, Mi., to the late Alexander and Genevieve (Van Loon) Dresden, she graduated from Montague High School. In 1978, she moved to California where she met her future husband, Thomas Waldrop and they were together for 30 years until his passing in February 2012. In 2016, she moved to Marinette to be closer to family.
She loved her daughter Brandy Waldrop, granddaughter Falhn Swanson, talking some wild stories, smoking tobacco and country music.
She is survived by three daughters, Shannon Wilder of Muskegon, Mi., Heather Waldrop of Redding, Ca. and Brandy Waldrop of Marinette; four grandchildren; three brothers, Richard Dresden, Michael Dresden and Robert Dresden and two sisters, Phyllis Weber and Mary Korthase.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Daniel Wilder and a brother, John Dresden.
Visitation was held at Thielen Funeral Home in Marinette on Saturday, June 4 from 1:30 p.m. until a time of shared memories at 2:30 p.m.