Catherine Leach

Catherine A. (Hampson) Leach, age 64, of Ottawa, Illinois passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022. 

Funeral services and visitation have been held at the Ottawa Funeral Home. Burial was at Oakwood Memorial Park.

Catherine was born June 13, 1958 in Ottawa, Illinois to Dale and Judith (Pierce) Hampson. Catherine was the oldest of five kids, Catherine, Kenneth, Deborah, Linda and Julie.  She was left handed and loved it! She also loved being born on Friday, the 13th! Catherine grew up in Grand Ridge, Illinois, graduated from Grand Ridge Grade School and Ottawa High School. Catherine attended The First Methodist Church of Grand Ridge.

Catherine had five children, Jennifer, Richard, Casey, Robert, and Kenneth. Catherine had five grandchildren, Anthony, Tyler, Griffin, Kayden and Karsten. 

She is survived by her father, Dale Hampson of Streator, Illinois; her brother, Kenneth (Janet) Hampson of Tiskilwa, Illinois; her two sisters, Deborah (Tom) Noon of Lee Center, Illinois and Julie Hampson of Waukegan, Illinois; her daughter, Jennifer (Jarrod) Moss of Las Vegas, Nevada; her three sons, Richard (Brooke) Leach Jr., of Ottawa, Illinois, Robert (Salem) Leach of Streator, Illinois, and Kenneth (Whitney) Leach of North Liberty, Iowa; her four grandsons, Anthony Paone, Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona, Tyler and Griffin Leach of Ottawa, Illinois, and Karsten Leach of North Liberty, Iowa;  her uncle, John Pierce, of Sandwich, Illinois; her nieces and nephews; the “Love of her Life” and life time partner, Richard Handzus of Ottawa, Illinois; and her best friend, Jayne McDonald  of Ottawa, Illinois.  

She was preceded in death by her mother,  Judith (Pierce) Hampson; her sister, Linda (Hampson) Huss; her son, Casey Leach; her grandson, Kayden Leach; her paternal grandparents, Guy and Clara (Anderson) Hampson; her maternal grandparents, Dale and Laura (Huth) Pierce; her aunt and uncle, Harlan and  Jeanne (Hodgin) Hampson; and her aunt and uncle John and Dorothy (Hampson) Labagh of Phoenix, Arizona.
 
Pallbearers were family members

“I am my Mother’s Daughter”

“Don’t mourn for me, I am in heaven with my Mom, Linda, Uncle Roger, Casey and Kayden”

Memorials may be directed to her grandson, Karsten Leach. 

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