Guthrie Otto Catlin, 96, of Louisville, Ky., died Monday, May 11, 2015.
Guthrie Otto Catlin
A life of learning and adventure
Guthrie Otto Catlin was born near Herald, Illinois, on April 3rd, 1919. He was the third of four children including his older sister Blanche, his older brother Dwight, and his younger sister Beulah Muriel. Guthrie’s father Otto was a farmer and a Baptist minister, and his mother Stella, besides being a wife and mother, played piano at her husband’s church.
Guthrie grew up in White County, Illinois, and attended high school in Norris City, where he was awarded a scholarship to continue his education. He attended the University of Southern Illinois, and he eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Education.
On August 28th, 1941 Guthrie married his sweetheart, Mariam Newman. They had three children, Stephen Wayne Catlin, Linda Diane Russell and Patricia Jo Toole.
After serving in the Army during WWII, including service in Hawaii, he returned to Illinois to continue teaching. He began his career teaching in one room school houses in southern Illinois, but after several moves to improve his professional position he ended his career in 1978 as Superintendent of Schools in Willow Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
In 1956 Guthrie and Mariam began a new adventure by moving their young family to France, where he taught in the Army Dependent Schools for four years. He and Mariam saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime for their family and they took full advantage of the experience by touring much of Western Europe on school holidays.
Upon his retirement in 1978, he purchased a parcel of his son’s land on Levelwoods Road near Campbellsville, Kentucky. Always a believer in the maxim “if you can read, you can do anything”, Guthrie began the adventure of building them a new home with his own hands and the help of friends and family. This is where he and Mariam enjoyed 30 years of a whole new second half of life.
During those years Guthrie and Mariam maintained a large vegetable garden, an orchard, grape arbors and in some years, a strawberry patch. Guthrie also built a shop and took up the hobby of woodworking and furniture building. Many of the items he built in that shop have found homes with his children and grandchildren. They attended Levelwoods Methodist Church where they made many friends and where Guthrie will be remembered as always being ready to help anyone in any way he could.
In September 2007, Guthrie and Mariam moved to Brownsboro Park Retirement Community in Louisville, Kentucky. Mariam lived in their new home for only a short time before her passing on November 27th, 2007. Guthrie lived the next seven years at Brownsboro Park, where he eagerly participated in many of the activities and community functions. He was a member of a Bible study group, and as a lifelong learner, he continued his practice of reading the newspaper daily and his news magazines weekly. He enjoyed discussing everything from sports to politics with his many friends over dinner and with family during visits. He attended Westport Road Baptist Church regularly.
In October of 2014 Guthrie moved to Beehive Homes Assisted Living in Lyndon where he enjoyed visits with his children, and grandchildren. Having celebrated his 96th birthday in April, on May 11, 2015 he began his next and greatest adventure.
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Survivors include two daughters, Linda D. Russell and Patti J. Toole, all of Louisville; and a son, Stephen W. Catlin of Louisville.
Funeral was Friday, May 15, at the Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville, Ky. The Rev. Lawrence Brockman officiated. Burial followed in the Levelwoods Cemetery. -
Guthrie Otto Catlin
A life of learning and adventure
Guthrie Otto Catlin was born near Herald, Illinois, on April 3rd, 1919. He was the third of four children including his older sister Blanche, his older brother Dwight, and his younger sister Beulah Muriel. Guthrie’s father Otto was a farmer and a Baptist minister, and his mother Stella, besides being a wife and mother, played piano at her husband’s church.
Guthrie grew up in White County, Illinois, and attended high school in Norris City, where he was awarded a scholarship to continue his education. He attended the University of Southern Illinois, and he eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Education.
On August 28th, 1941 Guthrie married his sweetheart, Mariam Newman. They had three children, Stephen Wayne Catlin, Linda Diane Russell and Patricia Jo Toole.
After serving in the Army during WWII, including service in Hawaii, he returned to Illinois to continue teaching. He began his career teaching in one room school houses in southern Illinois, but after several moves to improve his professional position he ended his career in 1978 as Superintendent of Schools in Willow Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
In 1956 Guthrie and Mariam began a new adventure by moving their young family to France, where he taught in the Army Dependent Schools for four years. He and Mariam saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime for their family and they took full advantage of the experience by touring much of Western Europe on school holidays.
Upon his retirement in 1978, he purchased a parcel of his son’s land on Levelwoods Road near Campbellsville, Kentucky. Always a believer in the maxim “if you can read, you can do anything”, Guthrie began the adventure of building them a new home with his own hands and the help of friends and family. This is where he and Mariam enjoyed 30 years of a whole new second half of life.
During those years Guthrie and Mariam maintained a large vegetable garden, an orchard, grape arbors and in some years, a strawberry patch. Guthrie also built a shop and took up the hobby of woodworking and furniture building. Many of the items he built in that shop have found homes with his children and grandchildren. They attended Levelwoods Methodist Church where they made many friends and where Guthrie will be remembered as always being ready to help anyone in any way he could.
In September 2007, Guthrie and Mariam moved to Brownsboro Park Retirement Community in Louisville, Kentucky. Mariam lived in their new home for only a short time before her passing on November 27th, 2007. Guthrie lived the next seven years at Brownsboro Park, where he eagerly participated in many of the activities and community functions. He was a member of a Bible study group, and as a lifelong learner, he continued his practice of reading the newspaper daily and his news magazines weekly. He enjoyed discussing everything from sports to politics with his many friends over dinner and with family during visits. He attended Westport Road Baptist Church regularly.
In October of 2014 Guthrie moved to Beehive Homes Assisted Living in Lyndon where he enjoyed visits with his children, and grandchildren. Having celebrated his 96th birthday in April, on May 11, 2015 he began his next and greatest adventure.
.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda D. Russell and Patti J. Toole, all of Louisville; and a son, Stephen W. Catlin of Louisville.
Funeral was Friday, May 15, at the Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville, Ky. The Rev. Lawrence Brockman officiated. Burial followed in the Levelwoods Cemetery. -
Guthrie Otto Catlin, 96, of Louisville, Ky., died Monday, May 11, 2015.
Guthrie Otto Catlin
A life of learning and adventure
Guthrie Otto Catlin was born near Herald, Illinois, on April 3rd, 1919. He was the third of four children including his older sister Blanche, his older brother Dwight, and his younger sister Beulah Muriel. Guthrie’s father Otto was a farmer and a Baptist minister, and his mother Stella, besides being a wife and mother, played piano at her husband’s church.
Guthrie grew up in White County, Illinois, and attended high school in Norris City, where he was awarded a scholarship to continue his education. He attended the University of Southern Illinois, and he eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Education.
On August 28th, 1941 Guthrie married his sweetheart, Mariam Newman. They had three children, Stephen Wayne Catlin, Linda Diane Russell and Patricia Jo Toole.
After serving in the Army during WWII, including service in Hawaii, he returned to Illinois to continue teaching. He began his career teaching in one room school houses in southern Illinois, but after several moves to improve his professional position he ended his career in 1978 as Superintendent of Schools in Willow Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
In 1956 Guthrie and Mariam began a new adventure by moving their young family to France, where he taught in the Army Dependent Schools for four years. He and Mariam saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime for their family and they took full advantage of the experience by touring much of Western Europe on school holidays.
Upon his retirement in 1978, he purchased a parcel of his son’s land on Levelwoods Road near Campbellsville, Kentucky. Always a believer in the maxim “if you can read, you can do anything”, Guthrie began the adventure of building them a new home with his own hands and the help of friends and family. This is where he and Mariam enjoyed 30 years of a whole new second half of life.
During those years Guthrie and Mariam maintained a large vegetable garden, an orchard, grape arbors and in some years, a strawberry patch. Guthrie also built a shop and took up the hobby of woodworking and furniture building. Many of the items he built in that shop have found homes with his children and grandchildren. They attended Levelwoods Methodist Church where they made many friends and where Guthrie will be remembered as always being ready to help anyone in any way he could.
In September 2007, Guthrie and Mariam moved to Brownsboro Park Retirement Community in Louisville, Kentucky. Mariam lived in their new home for only a short time before her passing on November 27th, 2007. Guthrie lived the next seven years at Brownsboro Park, where he eagerly participated in many of the activities and community functions. He was a member of a Bible study group, and as a lifelong learner, he continued his practice of reading the newspaper daily and his news magazines weekly. He enjoyed discussing everything from sports to politics with his many friends over dinner and with family during visits. He attended Westport Road Baptist Church regularly.
In October of 2014 Guthrie moved to Beehive Homes Assisted Living in Lyndon where he enjoyed visits with his children, and grandchildren. Having celebrated his 96th birthday in April, on May 11, 2015 he began his next and greatest adventure.
.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda D. Russell and Patti J. Toole, all of Louisville; and a son, Stephen W. Catlin of Louisville.
Funeral was Friday, May 15, at the Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville, Ky. The Rev. Lawrence Brockman officiated. Burial followed in the Levelwoods Cemetery. -
Guthrie Otto Catlin
A life of learning and adventure
Guthrie Otto Catlin was born near Herald, Illinois, on April 3rd, 1919. He was the third of four children including his older sister Blanche, his older brother Dwight, and his younger sister Beulah Muriel. Guthrie’s father Otto was a farmer and a Baptist minister, and his mother Stella, besides being a wife and mother, played piano at her husband’s church.
Guthrie grew up in White County, Illinois, and attended high school in Norris City, where he was awarded a scholarship to continue his education. He attended the University of Southern Illinois, and he eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Education.
On August 28th, 1941 Guthrie married his sweetheart, Mariam Newman. They had three children, Stephen Wayne Catlin, Linda Diane Russell and Patricia Jo Toole.
After serving in the Army during WWII, including service in Hawaii, he returned to Illinois to continue teaching. He began his career teaching in one room school houses in southern Illinois, but after several moves to improve his professional position he ended his career in 1978 as Superintendent of Schools in Willow Springs, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
In 1956 Guthrie and Mariam began a new adventure by moving their young family to France, where he taught in the Army Dependent Schools for four years. He and Mariam saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime for their family and they took full advantage of the experience by touring much of Western Europe on school holidays.
Upon his retirement in 1978, he purchased a parcel of his son’s land on Levelwoods Road near Campbellsville, Kentucky. Always a believer in the maxim “if you can read, you can do anything”, Guthrie began the adventure of building them a new home with his own hands and the help of friends and family. This is where he and Mariam enjoyed 30 years of a whole new second half of life.
During those years Guthrie and Mariam maintained a large vegetable garden, an orchard, grape arbors and in some years, a strawberry patch. Guthrie also built a shop and took up the hobby of woodworking and furniture building. Many of the items he built in that shop have found homes with his children and grandchildren. They attended Levelwoods Methodist Church where they made many friends and where Guthrie will be remembered as always being ready to help anyone in any way he could.
In September 2007, Guthrie and Mariam moved to Brownsboro Park Retirement Community in Louisville, Kentucky. Mariam lived in their new home for only a short time before her passing on November 27th, 2007. Guthrie lived the next seven years at Brownsboro Park, where he eagerly participated in many of the activities and community functions. He was a member of a Bible study group, and as a lifelong learner, he continued his practice of reading the newspaper daily and his news magazines weekly. He enjoyed discussing everything from sports to politics with his many friends over dinner and with family during visits. He attended Westport Road Baptist Church regularly.
In October of 2014 Guthrie moved to Beehive Homes Assisted Living in Lyndon where he enjoyed visits with his children, and grandchildren. Having celebrated his 96th birthday in April, on May 11, 2015 he began his next and greatest adventure.
.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda D. Russell and Patti J. Toole, all of Louisville; and a son, Stephen W. Catlin of Louisville.
Funeral was Friday, May 15, at the Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville, Ky. The Rev. Lawrence Brockman officiated. Burial followed in the Levelwoods Cemetery. -
