Catherine M. Voelkel

March 11, 1928 - April 12, 2020

Catherine Voelkel of Yorktown Heights died on April 12, 2020. Catherine was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1928. She married Edward E. Voelkel on November 18, 1950. He predeceased her June 16, 2017. She is survived by their five children: Bernadette Matthews, Nancy Carpenter, Edward Voelkel, Jr., Therese Mason, and Andrew Voelkel; daughters-in-law: Patricia Smith Voelkel and Jennifer Kemper Voelkel; sons-in-law: John Mason, Donald Carpenter and the late Barry Matthews. Catherine was a special grandmother to Catherine, Lauren, Megan, Brian, Amy, Matthew, Kristen and Andrew, Jr. and great- grandmother of six. She loved retiring to Maine with Ed. They made friends at church and the senior center in Wells. They reluctantly gave up their beautiful home there and moved to an apartment in Yorktown to be closer to family. She was a fan of Judge Judy and Fox News. In addition to spending time with family, she loved eating McDonald's and getting her hair done at her favorite salon. There will be a private family service and cremation. A memorial mass will be held at a later date. A favorite charity of hers was St. Jude's Hospital.