- Date Of Birth: July 1, 1931
- Date Of Death: February 13, 2020
- State: Colorado
Catherine Barbara Clarke, 88 of Highlands Ranch, CO died peacefully February 13, 2020 surrounded by her daughters. Born in Evanston, IL on July 1, 1931 to Robert James, Jr. and Josephine James. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty-six years Mike, her brother and sister in law Robert and Beverly James and brother in law William Maloney. She is survived by her three daughters and their spouses Katherine Wheeler, Mary Therese and Joe Dixon, Patricia and Matt Bean and three grandchildren: Ellen and Greg Wheeler and Leo Dixon, her sister Antoinette Maloney and 7 wonderful nieces and nephews.
She graduated from Marywood High School in Evanston, IL and attended Mundelein College in Chicago, IL. She met her beloved Mike on a blind date, and they were married December 30, 1961. A devoted wife, mother and loving grandmother, Barb was active in her communities wherever those were. While Mike was in the Navy, she was active in the Navy Wives Clubs. Upon retiring from the Navy, they moved to Colorado where Barb has been an integral community member for nearly fifty years.
A quick wit and a willing smile, she was always there when people needed her. While her three daughters were in Carl Sandburg Elementary School she served as secretary of the PTO for 2 terms.
