Stephen Martin Katich

Stephen Martin Katich Dec. 26, 1918 Nov. 12, 2010 Lifetime Resident of Oakland Stephen died peacefully at the age of 91 on November 12, 2010 at San Leandro Hospital, surrounded by family and loved ones. Stephen was born in Oakland and resided there for all of his life. Graduated from McClymonds High School, Stephen was a hard working man who held numerous occupations ranging from selling newspapers, picking apples at his uncle's orchard in Watsonville, to a care taker of a mine while living through the depression. He was stationed in Hawaii during WWII and served in the Navy. After the war he joined the Oakland Fire Department and worked as a firefighter for 34 years. Stephen loved to stay busy and began working as a U.S. customs inspector up until the age of 80. He loved fishing, camping and the outdoors. You could often find him walking or fishing around the Berkeley Marina where he kept his boats since 1959. Preceded in death by his wife Ann and is survived by his devoted sons, Mark and John, grandchildren; Paul, Christopher, Joseph, Brooke, Brittany and John Jr. Family and friends are invited to attend services; Visitation is Wednesday November 17, 2010 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm with a rosary at 7:00pm at Holy Angels Funeral & Cremation Center, 1051 Harder Road, Hayward, CA. Funeral Mass is scheduled Thursday November 18, 2010 at 10:00am at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 1219 Excelsior Ave., Oakland, CA. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 26320 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA. Holy Angels Funeral & Cremation Center FD1456 510-537-6600