- Date Of Death: October 26, 2019
- State: New Jersey
Catherine A. Farnham (nee Toth) of Burlington Township passed away Saturday October 26, 2019 at the Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice Center in Mt. Holly at the age of 79. Born in Scranton, PA, Mrs. Farnham was a longtime resident of Burlington Twp. She had worked in the Burlington Twp. tax office for many years.
She later worked as a sales person first for Pomeroy’s in Willingboro then for Sears in Burlington Twp., from where she retired. She was a member of the Burlington Twp. Senior Citizen’s Club and a parishioner of the St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Burlington, attending mass at St. Paul Church. She enjoyed bowling, playing bunko and bingo, watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune every night, completing crossword puzzles and trying her luck with the lottery scratch off tickets. She was predeceased by her sister Martha and her brother Robert.
She was also the loving and devoted wife of 56 years to the late James G. “Jim” Farnham, Sr., who passed away in 2016. Catherine is survived by her children; James and Betsy Farnham, Jr., Paul Farnham and Debbie Vann, her grandchildren; James Farnham, III, Lauren Farnham, Phil (Nur) Whittle, Kelly (Sean) Whittle-Crowe and Catie Whittle. She is also survived by a brother Andrew Toth, a special niece Donna Patterson as well as many other nieces and nephews.
