Kurt Lee Katzenstein

FRELINGHUYSEN -- Kurt Lee Katzenstein, 63, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at St. ClareÕs Hospital in Sussex. Kurt was born in Newton on May 23, 1946, and had lived in Frelinghuysen all his life. He was the son of the late John S. and Mary Elizabeth (Beatty) Katzenstein.

He graduated from Churchman Business College in Easton, Pa. Mr. Katzenstein was the owner and operator of his dairy farm, Katzenstein Farms, in Johnsonburg. He was a parishioner of Saints Peter and Paul R.C. Church, Great Meadows; was an avid hunter and member of the NRA; and was a member of AARP. He was a kind and gentle man and was extremely proud of his children and grandson.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Polowy) Katzenstein, at home; two sons, John Katzenstein and his wife, Christina, of Chicago, Ill., and Kurt Katzenstein and his fiance, Jennifer Morningstar, of Reisterstown, Md.; a daughter, Tricia Nelson and her husband, Mitchell, of Westtown, N.Y.; a brother, Jay S. Katzenstein and his companion, Marge Wiedner, of Port Murray; a sister, Mary Jane Nemeth, of Newton; and a cherished grandson, Kyle Blake Bonser. He was predeceased by a sister, JoAnn Murphy.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown. A Mass will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Saints Peter and Paul R.C. Church, Route 46, Great Meadows. Interment will be in Pequest Union Cemetery in Great Meadows.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057.