Catherine Maria Volsch

Catherine Maria (Zinnecker) Volsch, 90Catherine M. Volsch, 90, Rockford, passed away April 30, 2011 at Wesley Willows in Rockford. She was born March 18, 1921 in Beloit Hospital to William and Evelyn (Curry) Zinnecker of Rockton. Cay graduated from Brother Dutton School in Beloit, Hononegah High School in Rockton and Beloit College in Beloit. She was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.Cay was employed by Douglas Aircraft, Escondido, CA and Ingersoll Milling Machine Company, Rockford, where she was a secretary to Robert M. Gaylord for 32 years. After his death, she joined Blunt, Ellis and Loewi as a stock broker, retiring in 1970. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of North Suburban Library and Treasurer of St. Anne's Society. She was an avid golfer and a previous member of Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club in Rockford and the Beloit Country Club in Beloit. Cay is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Robert Francis Zinnecker and a nephew, Michael Robert Zinnecker. She is survived by her brother Emmett Joseph (Dedie) Zinnecker, Rockton; sister-in-law, Millie Zinnecker; nephews, Robert M. Zinnecker, Loves Park and Emmett J. (Carmela) Zinnecker, Jr. Downers Grove; nieces, Cheryl (Al) Bach, Roscoe and Lori (Webster Hoener) Zinnecker, Elmhurst: great-nephews, Keith Zinnecker, Michael Zinnecker, Matthew Zinnecker and great-nieces, Holly Zinnecker, Chelsea Bach and Melissa Zinnecker.Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2011 in St. Bridget Catholic Church with Rev. David E. Beauvais officiating. Burial in Rockton Cemetery. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the church on Friday. Memorials may be made to St. Bridget Catholic Church Building Fund or American Cancer Society. The family was assisted by Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, Riverside Chapel, 3910 N. Rockton Ave. Express condolences and share memories at www.fitzgeraldfh.com.