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Christine Ketcham Obituary

Christine Lochhead Ketcham, 74, died Monday, Feb. 12 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY. She had rheumatoid arthritis. Mrs. Ketcham, who lived in Louisville since 1967, was a native of Harvey, IL. She was the daughter of John Edward Lochhead and Christina Mac Gregor Lochhead. She married William James Ketcham in 1947 and moved to Oak Lawn, IL in 1950. Mr. Ketcham died in 1986. Survivors include two sons, John Robert Ketcham of Washington, DC and William Franklin Ketcham of Chicago; three grandchildren, Ryan Robley Ketcham, Amaris Feland Ketcham and Angelica Rose Derwent Ketcham; and dear friend, Earl F. Bailey. The burial will occur at Mount Hope Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2001. There will be a Memorial Service at Salem United Church, 9717 Kostner Ave., Oak Lawn, at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2001. Memorial gifts to National Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 7669, Atlanta, GA 30357-0669.

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Published by Chicago Tribune from Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 2001.

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