Catherine J. “Cathy” Pitts, age 83, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Waverly, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.

She was born February 20, 1935 in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Stalker) Earle.

Cathy was united in marriage with Harold Eugene Pitts on August 7, 1953 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death on September 21, 2013.

Cathy had formerly worked at Rath Packing Co. and was a homemaker. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Waverly.

Survivors include a daughter, Deb (Reid) Corson of Waterloo; a son, Dave (Dawn) Pitts of Mt. Vernon, IA; five grandchildren, Cortney Corson, Kyle (Katie) Corson, Cody Fisher, Dylan Pitts and Dani Pitts; four great-grandchildren, Corson and Norris Klein, Aceton and Elle Corson; a brother, Chuck Earle of Wadsworth, OH and a sister, Nancy (Irving) Farnsworth of Fort Walton Beach, FL.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and a daughter, Susan Pitts Fisher and a granddaughter, Kaylee Fisher.