Catherine Louise (Ryan) Gatchell

Catherine Louise (Ryan) Gatchell was born on 11 May 1925 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan to Agnes Louise Middleton & Stanley LeClair Ryan. She passed away on 11 Nov 2008 in Columbia City, Whitney County, Indiana.

Catherine known to her friends as Kate lived in Michigan, Indiana & Florida. She was known for her wonderful cooking and soups. She worked in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana for many years and was the cook that made all soups at the hospital.

Here's one entry from her hand written recipe book:

Spagetti and meat sauce

3 boxes spagetti
20 cans spaghetti sauce
130#(pounds) ground beef

Garlic
Salt
White pepper
1 box dryed onions
Rosemary
Oragano

Obviously this is a hospital meal recipe with 130 pounds of ground beef?!