(Loved Her Church, Family, & Community)
Catherine Marion Lewis Blair Cartledge, age 94, of Liberty Center, passed away at The University of Toledo Medical Center on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026.
She was born to Ossie (Southern) and Thomas Blair on April 1, 1932, in Suffolk, Virginia. Catherine was the fifth of thirteen children; 5 girls and 8 boys.
She married the late William D. Cartledge on April 18, 1952. Bill and Catherine moved to Allen Park, Michigan, following his discharge from the United States Marines. While in Michigan, Catherine started new dens and became a den mother in Cub Scouting. In 1967, they moved to Liberty Center.
She worked at the Maumee Youth Camp as a Reading Lab Aide for three years. Catherine worked alongside her husband in their inventory business for 20 years, owning and operating Cartledge Enterprises in Liberty Center. Catherine was a member of Shiloh Christian Union Church.
She loved her family, gardening and was known for her cooking and baking. Catherine loved her community and her church, which she displayed in her many acts of kindness to others. She loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Catherine is survived by her two sons, Daniel Cartledge of Guangzhou, China and Christopher (Cindy) Cartledge of Liberty Center; grandchildren, Kathryn (David) Becksvoort, Thomas Cartledge and Daniel (Jennifer) Cartledge; great-grandchildren, Jack Becksvoort, Clara Jean Becksvoort, Louise Becksvoort, Cecelia Becksvoort and Jason Cartledge; brother, David (Pattie) Blair of Suffolk, Virginia and sister, Ossie Pearl Harrell of Norfolk, Virginia.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, William, George, Joseph, Thomas Blair III, Corneus, James and Robert Blair; and sisters, Virginia Cox, Juanita Stine and Mary Blair.
In honoring Catherine’s wishes, a private service for Catherine will be held at Barnes Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 5825 St. Hwy. 109 in Delta. Interment will follow at Young Cemetery in Liberty Center alongside her husband Bill, who passed away on April 7, 2020.
Those wishing a show of sympathy are asked to consider contributions to the Shiloh Christian Union Church, 2100 Co Rd D, Delta, Ohio 43515, in her memory.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.barnesfuneralchapel.com.