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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Kathie Yvonne Yarbrough, age 69 of Salem Kentucky, and a longtime resident of Portage, and Chesterton, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. She was born on May 31, 1953. Kathie was a 1971 Portage High School graduate, and she worked as a bartender, waitress, caretaker, and she was very proud of her license she earned to be a beautician. On November 19, 1988, Kathie married the love of her life Larry Yarbrough in Merrillville, Indiana. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Kathie is survived by her husband, Larry Yarbrough of Kentucky; stepdaughter, Wendy (Stan) Sech of Valparaiso; grandchildren, Austin, and Olivia Sech; four sisters, Patricia, Loretta, Effie and Peggy and many other loving family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her three sons, Adam Hutchinson, Barry Yarbrough: brother, Truman and sister, Betty. A funeral service for Kathie will be held Friday, March 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Ave., Portage. Burial will follow at Angelcrest Cemetery in Valparaiso. Visitation will be Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel. Please call (219) 762-3013 or online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com
Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Rees Funeral Home
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