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Katherine De Hetre Obituary

DE HETRE, Katherine Jean (61), died on Dec. 29 in an auto accident. She is loved and desperately missed by her husband, Chuck, her sons Ben and Jesse, her mom, Gertrude, and her sister, Molly, as well as a cast of thousands. Actress, wife, mom, best friend, animal trainer, gypsy, and the most beautiful redhead in town, Katherine was the half Dutch, half Scots Irish, and wee bit Native American woman for all seasons.

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Published by Los Angeles Times on Jan. 1, 2008.

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Carl Buck

June 3, 2024

I met Katherine at Emerson College and then again when I ran into her at Yale Drama School in New Haven. Vivacious woman. Carl Buck

Linda Grant

February 22, 2024

Katherine was my friend at Centenary College 1964-1966. We both acted in college productions and I looked up to her with fond admiration. I still have her handwritten scene from Anastasia that I used for auditions. I would like to know what films she was in so I could watch them. She was a wonderful person and an exceptional actress.

mary

December 27, 2020

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

EDDIE SANTANA

June 20, 2020

Hi. I'm Eddie, and I'm happy to write condolences for a real honest-to-goodness actress. Sorry I never knew her, but I feel for her loss. I first saw her in the Six Million Dollar Man, and was instantly attracted. I know she brought lots of joy in people's lives through her acting, and personal interaction with her family and friends. I loved her then, and love her still. Sorry for her loss.

Tanya Menckhoff

November 10, 2019

You and Chuck reunited, which hopefully will be the one thing to give your sons strength through the awful events this year.

Lynn and Vic Horton

January 28, 2008

You will be missed, dear Kathy, by your friends at St. Wilfrids.
Rest in God's Peace.

Gijsbert Esser

January 25, 2008

Katherine,
We were second cousins. I am the keeper of the Esser familytree. Three years ago I met your mother.

Rest in peace

Bill O'Neill

January 10, 2008

Kath and I were actors in a play at the Youngstown (OH) Playhouse while in high school. We dated briefly and remained friends, especially when we met years later in California. Kath helped host a pledge night for a PBS station I worked for and I admitted I had seen her in all her films and TV productions. She was a vivacious beauty and could act circles around anybody in the business. My deepest condolences to Kath's family and friends.

CYNTHIA GOLDCAMP

January 2, 2008

KATH, YOU WILL BE SADLY MISSED!

FROM YOUR B.H.S. BUDS.

CINDY G AND BONNIE B

CYNTHIA GAY GOLDCAMP

January 2, 2008

KATH, YOU WILL BE SADLY MISSED !
FROM YOUR
B.H.S. BUDS,


CIINDY G AND BONNIE B

Kim Miles

January 2, 2008

I will miss you greatly my friend KJ....

You were truly a great person. :-)

Love you.
Kim (Kimathy) as you always called me

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