Katrinka Pearl VanDusen

Katrinka Pearl VanDusen obituary

Katrinka Pearl VanDusen

Katrinka VanDusen Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McWhorter Funeral Home - Gilmer on Dec. 1, 2025.
Katrinka Pearl VanDusen, of Gilmer, Texas, was born on December 7, 1953, in Odessa, Texas to Joyce Truman Dunn and Melvina Lee McDaniel Dunn and passed from this life on November 21, 2025, in Gilmer, Texas.

Katrinka married Rodney VanDusen in 1991 at the First Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed playing cards, video games, and spending time with her family and loved her grandchildren dearly.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Rodney VanDusen; daughters, Joyce Wade, Patricia Denton, and Glenda Smith; brother, Jessie Dunn; grandchildren, Katrina Nicholas, Kimberley Wilson, Brannon Davis, Dallas Burkett, Jessica Creswell, Rebecca Denton, Elizabeth Harrold, Raymond Denton, Ellanora Gomez, and Kristen Wade; nieces and nephews, Kameryn Thomas, Blake VanDusen, Stacy Jones, Ben Dunn, Trandra Linder, and Jessie Dunn Jr.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Jackie Dunn.

Please visit Katrinka's online registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

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