Catherine Francis was born in 1935 in Brookfield MO. Her parents were George and Elizabeth Breen. She was raised in Brookfield and graduated from Brookfield High School.
After graduating high school she moved to Dodge City KS and later to Springfield MO.
In 1962 she moved to Kansas City MO. There she worked at the Watkins Pharmacy and in 1983 was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza, where she worked until her retirement in 2000.
She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and is survived by her son Gregory Francis.