Katherine was born in 1951. She went to three years of grade school in Lien #4 and finished in New Effington, graduating from high school in 1969. In 1973 she graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, with a degree in English and music. She is married to Richard Branick. They now live in Phoenis, AZ, where he is employed as a mechanical engineer. Kathy enjoys playing and teaching flute, and sewing is also a favorite hobby.