Catherine Yatkowski

     Age 100, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 in Foulk Manor North Care Center.  Catherine was born on February 18, 1912, the year the Titanic sank.   She was a homemaker and very active in the American’s of Polish Descent Society (AMPOL).  Catherine was part of the Captain Mlotkowski Memorial Brigade which supported early development of Fort Delaware as a national park. 

     Catherine is survived by her grandchildren:  Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Yatkowski of Sanford, NC and Catherine Meck of Amarillo, TX; Five great-grandchildren; Blake, Sabrina, Lily, Shelby and Sarah; her caregivers, niece Irene Palczewski and nephew Stanley Glowiak, who took excellent care of Catherine; and other nieces, nephews and cousins.  She was preceded in death by her husband Benjamin Yatkowski in 1989 and son Benjamin Anthony Yatkowski in 1995. 

     A Mass of Christian burial will be offered in St. Hedwig Church, Linden and South Harrison Streets, Wilmington, DE on Wednesday August, 1^st at 9am.  Visitation for Catherine will be Tuesday evening from 7-9pm at the John F. Yasik Funeral Home, 607 S. Harrison St., Wilmington, DE.  Burial will be in Cathedral Cemetery.

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