Catherine Verplancken of Houston, TX, formerly of Burlingame, CA, Elk Grove Village and Skokie, IL; loving mother of Donald (Alyson), Micheale (Randy) Dieter and the late Janice (Jim) Gill and Tommy Verplancken; fond mother in law of the late Vikki (Donald) Verplancken; dear grandmother  of Jim (Becky), Beth and Jennifer Gill, Veronica Verplancken and Julia Dieter; cherished great grandmother of Jimmy, Janice and Jack. Visitation Sunday 2 to 7 p.m. at Simkins Funeral Home 6251 Dempster St. Morton Grove. Funeral service Monday 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church 5201 Galitz Ave. Skokie, IL Interment St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials to Bethesda Lutheran Home 600 Hoffman Dr. Watertown, WI 53094 appreciated.