CATHERINE M LEIBEL, DAUGHTER OF JAMES AND MARGARET [HARDY] COLLINS of PALO ALTO PA.  PASSED AWAY AUGUST 30TH, 2024 SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY.
CATHERINE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF ST STEPHENS CHURCH AND SCHOOL IN PORT CARBON.  SHE HAD CELBRATED 59 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITH HER HUSBAND CARL E LEIBEL, WHO PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 2, 2007. CATHERINE OR MARY AS SHE WAS CALLED BY HER SECOND FAMILY, WORKED IN THE  SEWING INDUSTRY MOST OF HER LIFE UNTIL RETIREMENT. SHE THEN DID VOLUNTEER WORK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AT THE FORMER GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL.  
BESIDE HER HUSBAND AND PARENTS. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FIVE SIBLINGS: MARGARET COLLINS REEDY, THOMAS, JOSEPH, LEE AND HER TWIN WILLIAM COLLINS  
CATHERINE IS SURVIVED BY THREE CHILDREN: EDWARD J [DOROTHY] LEIBEL, DAVID P [KATHY] LEIBEL AND KATHRYN L  [RALPH] JENKINS; GRANDCHILDREN: EDWARD J [NICOLE] LEIBEL, STACIA C [CHRIS] SCHEITRUM AND ROBERT C  KLINE;  GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: KAYLA LEIBEL, SHANE D SCHEITRUM, SARA [WILL] LEIBEL-MERINEY,  AMELIA C. SCHEITRUM, GABRIELLE D. SCHEITRUM, CARLEY J., COLIN P., GRACEY AND CEIRA T  KLINE;  GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: SAVANNAH LEIBEL-SCHRADER; AND BROTHER- IN- LAW: NORMAN P. LEIBEL [MARYANN).  
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE CELEBRATED AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH, NEW PHILADELPHIA WITH MSGR WILLIAM GLOSSER OFFICIATING ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH AT 10 AM.  RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO A VIEWING FROM 6 TO 8 P.M TUESDAY EVENING AND 9-10AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE CHURCH. INTERNMENT WILL BE HELD AT THE INDIANTOWN GAP NATIONAL CEMETARY, ANNVILLE.  
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE HOLY CROSS CHURCH MEMORIAL FUND 99 VALLEY STREET NEW PHILADELPHIA, PA 17959.  
ROBERT A EVANS JR FUNERAL HOME IN PORT CARBON IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. www.robertaevansjrfh.com