JACKSON SPRINGS — Katherine Hansen Chermak, 64, of Jackson Springs, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
She was born July 16, 1957 in Hammond, Indiana, to Jacqueline Hansen and the late Thomas Hansen.
After graduation, she worked as an oral surgeon assistant for many years and retired as the church secretary at the Lowell Church of Christ.
She loved the beach and long walks in the park with her husband. They moved to North Carolina five years ago to spend more time with their grandchildren, who she adored, and she always looked forward to returning to her home town in Indiana to visit family and high school friends.
She loved playing board games and card games with her grandkids and was always excited to cook big holiday dinners for her family. She was passionate about her Christian faith and passing it along to her children and grandchildren. She had a loving servant’s heart and impacted so many during her lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas Hansen; and brother, Terry Hansen.
Surviving: her husband of 42 years, Larry Chermak of Jackson Springs; her children, Nicole Stiener and husband Andrew of Southern Pines and Joshua Chermak and wife Abigail of Rockingham; grandchildren, Liam, Jameson and Marshall Stiener, Tyler and Chandler Sinclair, and Cailey and Chasen Chermak; her mother, Jacqueline Hansen; sister, Kelleen Richardson; brothers, Tom, Tim and Tracy Hansen.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Watson-King Funeral Home in Rockingham. Funeral services will be conducted at a later date in Highland, Indiana.
Online condolences may be made at watson-kingfuneralhome.com Watson-King Funeral Home in Rockingham is serving the Chermak family.
NOTE: Update sent by funeral home 2:25 p.m. 6-9-22.
