Cathey Pistorius Frederick

Cathey was born October 12, 1948 to Benjamin H. and Beth Lenor Johnson Pistorius. She grew up in the Rose Park area of Salt Lake City, UT. She attended West High School where she graduated with honors.

Cathey was immediately offered a position with US Steel Corp. During her 17 years with the organization she rose to become the first female inside sales rep in the western US. When the sales office was moved to the west coast, she chose to leave the company and to devote her time to raising her three sons.

Cathey was very active in the education of her sons, serving in a number of voluntary roles at their schools for over 12 years. She was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts and saw to it that all three boys attained the rank of Eagle Scout.

Cathey started her own business, doing word processing for various companies. This was during the transition from typewriters to PCs. She also taught word processing classes at one of the local business colleges. Once her boys were raised, she went to work for the USPS at their data encoding center. She retired in 2015.

Cathey enjoyed traveling with her family, visiting Hawaii, Disney World, Yellowstone National Park, Disneyland, and camping in our travel trailer. Later she traveled with her husband to Dallas, TX for a Taylor Swift concert and a Dallas Cowboys football game. They visited Florida, Hawaii twice, Washington DC, and all points between.

She is preceded in death by her parents Ben and Beth Pistorius. She is survived by her husband John, children Darin (Sandi), Brian (Bethany), Shaun, and grandchildren Wyatt, Jack, Vivian, Graham, and Cliff.

Thanks to the caregivers at Spring Gardens Holladay and the Inspiration Hospice for the kindness, care, and support they offered Cathey and her family.

A viewing will be held Monday October 19, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 PM, with the funeral services on Tuesday October 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM. An additional viewing will be held 1 hour prior to the services. The viewing and service will be held at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Mortuary at 3401 Highland Dr. Millcreek, UT.