Vigil Service: Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City
Funeral Mass: Friday, January 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City
Interment: Private family interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery
On Sunday, January 15, 2006 the angels who have been Kitty's constant companions, released her earthly bonds, left her wheelchair behind and away they flew into the glorious light of heaven.
Katherine Marie Bertrand Gerace was born September 24, 1955 City. She is the daughter and third child of James J. and Mary Jean (Venable) Bertrand. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Custer County High School. She attended the National College of Business in Rapid City, South Dakota and earned an Associate in Business. She married and moved to Ohio. She loved being a stay at home mom to her daughter. When Traci started school, Kitty worked outside the home until she was stricken with multiple sclerosis and was forced to stay home. As her condition worsened and she could no longer care for herself, she came home in 1998 and later that year entered Holy Rosary Extended Care. Here she made a new life for herself, joining all the activities and attending all church services. She loved being around the people there and became known for her beautiful smile and caring ways-never complaining and always concerned for those around her.
Her religion sustained her through her difficult struggle and she trusted that God would see her through. She taught us all the meaning of humility and patience in the face of overwhelming odds.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arnold and Adelaide Bertrand and Herman and Irene Venable, her aunt, Mary Rita Kimmerle and a cousin, Pat Kimmerle.
Left saddened by her passing but rejoicing in the memory of life shared with us are her parents, her sister Jacqueline Ann (Charles) Smith of Mancos, CO; their son C.J. (Heather) Smith, their children Chase and Kianna; Her brother James Michael Bertrand of Billings, MT; his daughter Jennifer and her son Jordan; Her brother Tracy Thomas (Stacy) Bertrand of Billings, MT; their sons, Stuart and Carson; Her daughter Traci (Russell) Flick and their son, Garrett of Lisbon, OH. Her uncles, Richard M. (Norma) Venable of Missoula, MT; Herman R (Diane) Venable of Gresham, OR; William F. (Patricia) Bertrand of Billings, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Vigil services will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Private family interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.
Donations can be made to the Holy Rosary Hospice program or the charity of one's choice.
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