Catherine T. Konetski was born April 4, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of George Sloan and Ruth Schoenecker Sloan. She married William Ralph Konetski on September 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a legal secretary. Mrs. Konetski lived in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1972. She was a member of the Amateur Radio Club of the Ozarks, the Ozark Amateur Radio Club, and the Ham Radio Coo-Coo Club. She enjoyed her volunteer work at Baxter Regional Medical Center. She was of the Catholic faith. Catherine Therese Konetski passed away on October 8, 2005, at the age of 77 years, 6 months and 4 days. Survivors: One son; Richard W. (Rhona) Konetski, of Fort Myers, Florida; two brothers, Joseph Sloan, of Chicago, Illinois, and George Sloan, of Alturas, California; one sister, Mary Krause, of Palos Heights, Illinois; and one grandson, David Konetski, of Boston Massachusetts Preceded in Death by: Her parents and husband Funeral: Private Memorials: American Heart Association or the American Cancer Association