HARRIS, Katherine I.

The Payson Roundup, Payson, Arizona, Friday, January 16, 2015 Katherine I. Harris, 92, of Luther Crest Retirement Community, South Whitehall Township, Pa., formerly of Payson, Ariz. and Port Arthur, Texas, died Jan. 9, 2015 in the Health Care Center at Luther Crest. She was the wife of the late Ross L. Harris, Jr. and the late Edward W. DeWitt. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Arthur H. and Katherine I. (Petrie) Stesen. She was a 1940 graduate of Liberty High School, Bethlehem, Pa. and attended the Beauty Culture School. She worked in the marine department at Chevron from 1972 until retiring in 1980. Prior to that, she worked in the marketing department at Gulf Oil, was the owner of the Chestnut Street Shop in Philadelphia, Pa. for 11 years, worked in the Elizabeth Arden Shop, and worked at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. Survivors include niece Judy, wife of Bradley Fritzges; great-niece Monika Fritzges; great-nephew Thomas Fritzges, all of Coopersburg, Pa. She was preceded in death by siblings Annie Barbara Kelly, Arthur Henry Stesen, Florence May Krafty, Louis Andrew Stesen and Marie Agnes Stesen. A memorial service was held. Contributions may be made in her memory to Animals in Distress, P.O. Box 609, 5075 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036, or to the Luther Crest Benevolent Fund, care of Lin Ferrol, 800 Hausman Rd. Allentown, PA 18104. Arrangements by the J. S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown, Pa. www.jsburkholder.com.