Individual Details
Katherine Bertha Leindecker
(1 Apr 1913 - Feb 2014)
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 3 Apr 2013, p4
Hammond, Wis.
Centenarian's daughter credits attitude
by Mary Divine mdivine@pioneerpress.com
The secret to living 100 years? For newly minted centenarian Katharine Karras, it seems to be all about attitude.
Karras, a forner Hudson, Wis., resident who hit the century mark on Monday, April 1, always "sees the positive side of things," said her daughter Nancy Anderson.
When Karras, who now lives in Hammond, Wis., moved back to the Midwest from Ocala, Fla., last summer, she was stopped by security at the airport and patted down, Anderson said. "She said, 'Oh my, how nice. They're giving me a massage before I get on the plane.' That's the way she tends to see things."
Karras, a former teacher and freelance writer, will be feted from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Anderson's house in St. Mary's Point. Friends and former students are invited; there will be cake.
"Did you know you get a free cake from Sam's Club when you turn 100?" Anderson said.
Karras' husband, Al, died in 2003 at age 92; the couple had six children over a 20-year span. Two sons, Roger and Joe, have died.
Katherine Karras was hospitized recently when she underwent cataract surgery--the only time she'd been in the hospital, "except to bat the six of us out," Anderson said.
"She's as feisty as all get-out. She enjoys people. She's real energentic. She uses a wheelchair, but she can jump from wheelchair to car like a jackrabbit, especially if you ask her, 'Ma, do you want to go out to eat' "
Hammond, Wis.
Centenarian's daughter credits attitude
by Mary Divine mdivine@pioneerpress.com
The secret to living 100 years? For newly minted centenarian Katharine Karras, it seems to be all about attitude.
Karras, a forner Hudson, Wis., resident who hit the century mark on Monday, April 1, always "sees the positive side of things," said her daughter Nancy Anderson.
When Karras, who now lives in Hammond, Wis., moved back to the Midwest from Ocala, Fla., last summer, she was stopped by security at the airport and patted down, Anderson said. "She said, 'Oh my, how nice. They're giving me a massage before I get on the plane.' That's the way she tends to see things."
Karras, a former teacher and freelance writer, will be feted from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Anderson's house in St. Mary's Point. Friends and former students are invited; there will be cake.
"Did you know you get a free cake from Sam's Club when you turn 100?" Anderson said.
Karras' husband, Al, died in 2003 at age 92; the couple had six children over a 20-year span. Two sons, Roger and Joe, have died.
Katherine Karras was hospitized recently when she underwent cataract surgery--the only time she'd been in the hospital, "except to bat the six of us out," Anderson said.
"She's as feisty as all get-out. She enjoys people. She's real energentic. She uses a wheelchair, but she can jump from wheelchair to car like a jackrabbit, especially if you ask her, 'Ma, do you want to go out to eat' "
Events
| Birth | 1 Apr 1913 |  | |||
| Marriage | 17 Jun 1939 | St. Paul, Ramsey, MN - Albert Robert Karras | | ||
| Death | Feb 2014 | |
Families
| Spouse | Albert Robert Karras (1911 - 2003) |
| Child | Mary Karras |
| Child | Roger Albert Karras (1942 - 2002) |
| Child | Nancy Karras |
| Child | Joseph Henry Karras (1954 - 1997) |
| Child | Richard Karras |
| Child | Jerome Karras |
| Father | Leindecker |
| Mother | Martha Selle ( - 1954) |
| Sibling | Hardin Leindecker (1906 - 1998) |
| Sibling | George Henry Leindecker (1909 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Mrs James Johnson Leindecker |
Endnotes
1. The Jordan Tribune, Jordan, Mont, St. Paul Pioneer Press, 3 Apr 2013, p4.
2. Hudson Star-Observer, Hudson, Wis., 6 Mar 2003, p19a.
3. Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial No. 138493098, Katherine Leindecker Karras, 1913-2014.