Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 11:00 AM

Cathryn M. Balek, age 102 of Edina, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2024.

Preceded in death by husbands, James Haley, and Walter Balek, and sister Margaret Tupac. Survived by son Dennis (Jantze) Haley, grandchildren Michelle (Eric) Hudson, and Nik (Valerie) Larsen, great-grandchildren Emerson, Austen, Joseph, Lucia and Weston.

Cathryn was proud of her Iron Range and Italian heritage as well as being a Public Health Nurse for the city of Minneapolis. She was a crossword puzzle enthusiast, and tennis player, she loved to read cookbooks and was known for her sense of fashion. She was a long-time active member and volunteer at Our Lady of Grace Parish. Above all, she was a loving, devoted and generous wife, mother and grandmother. She will be deeply missed.

Visitation one hour prior to Mass at 11:00 AM. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Hennepin Healthcare Foundation.

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