Katherine Ann “Kathy Zacke” Baetz, 68, of Palm Bay died Tuesday (11/4) in William Child’s Hospice House. A native of New York City, NY, she came to the Palm Bay area in 1975 from Orlando. She had been a financial analyst for the Harris Corp. before retiring. She was a Catholic and had been very active with the Women’s Republican Committee. Kathy loved to read and travel.
Survivors include her husband: Bruce; a son: Arthur Pottorff of Stuart; daughter: Lori Pitts of Bartlesville, OK; brother: Gary King of Miami; sister: Janice Mueller of Vero Beach; five grandchildren: Catherine Parrish, Ashleigh Pitts, Arthur Pottorff, IV, Ben Kaufman, Cole Pottorff; and four great-grandchildren: Kandince, Kylee, Abby, Kimber.
For those who wish, Katherine's family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, (262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105), in Katherine's name.
