Funeral services to celebrate the life of Cathy Rae Van Gorden will be held Friday, December 27m 2013 at 3:00pm in Cashner Colonial Chapel. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 26, 2013 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Cashner Funeral Home. Cathy was born September 2, 1962 to Ray and Lucy Knoche and passed away, December 22, 2013 in The Woodlands, Texas. Cathy is survived by her daughters, Jamie Rae Diaz and Ashley Hedstrom and husband Doug; parents, Ray and Lucy Knoche; brothers, Mark Knoche and wife Pok Cha and Jeff Knoche; sister, Karen Schwab and husband Charles; granddaughter, Emma Rae Diaz; stepson-David Ratchford and by her former partner and lifelong friend, Cathy Ratchford. Numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends also survive.