FISH, Katherine Pauline (Frey) Katherine Pauline (Frey) Fish, 97, of Suffield, wife of the late Andrew J. Fish Sr., died peacefully on Wednesday (December 6, 2006) at a local convalescent home. Born on July 31, 1909 in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late George Henry and Margaret Susan (Brocar) Frey. Katherine grew up in East Haven, was a graduate of Cross High School in New Haven, and an active member of Christ Church in East Haven in her younger years. Katherine cared for her mother during her battle with Parkinson's and became a surrogate mother for her late brother, Robert Henry Frey. She met her husband Andrew while working at Union and New Haven Trust Company and was married in June of 1940. Katherine gave birth to her son Andrew Jr. in 1944 and later her daughter Barbara H. She was active within the lives of her children, teaching Sunday School at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Haven and participating as den mother in the Cub and Girl Scouts. Katherine and her husband Andrew took over as guardians for their three neighboring Sutherland girls after the unexpected loss of their parents. On weekends Katherine could often be found working in the fields with the neighboring men and women on the family farm in Suffield. She and her husband retired to the family farm in 1969. Katherine was a member of the West Suffield Grange, St. John's Episcopal Church in East Windsor and later a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Suffield. She was active with AARP and gave tours of the King House for the Suffield Historical Society. Upon the arrival of her granddaughter, the apple of her eye, Ashley, to her son Andrew and wife Paula, she took and active role in nurturing Ashley. She leaves her son Andrew Jr. of Suffield; her daughter, Barbara H. and her husband Michael of Aspen, CO; and her granddaughter, Ashley F. of Aspen, CO. She was predeceased by a brother, Robert Frey and a sister, Margaret (Carrington) Jackson. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home, 443 East St. (Rt. 159) Suffield. Burial will follow in Springdale Cemetery, East Windsor. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Published by Hartford Courant on Dec. 10, 2006.