BAILEY (Former Caledonia)--Mrs. Catherine (Doele) Bailey, aged 32, passed away Sunday, July 12, 1987, of accidental injuries near her home in Hoffman Estates, IL. She is survived by her husband, Owen Bailey; her mother, Catherine K. Doele of Caledonia; two brothers, Harry and Lynette Doele of Gun Lake and Fred Doele of Caledonia; three sisters, Bob and Anne Lillie of Caledonia, Mike and Christine Musser of Grand Rapids, Frank and Peggy Koeder of Cary, IL. Also surviving are her mother and father-in-law, Max and Virginia Bailey of Tecumseh; one brother-in-law, Bill (Sally) Bailey of Ada; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Dexter (Ginger) Carrick of Traverse City; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral Services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:00 pm at the funeral chapel, Dr. Robert Wessman of the Caledonia United Methodist Church officiating. Interment following in Restlawn Cemetery, Mrs. Bailey reposes at the Roetman Funeral Chapel, 616 E. Main St., Caledonia, where the family will receive relatives and friends Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm, and they suggest memorial contributions to the Caledonia Library (envelopes available at the chapel.)

On April 14, 1977, Katie Doele married Owen Herman Bailey, son of Max and Virginia (Haselbeck) Bailey. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Katie died on July 12, 1987, as a result of injuries received in an automobile-motorcycle accident near her home in Hoffman Estates, Cook, Illinois. Services were held on Thursday, July 16, 1987, at 1:00 pm, Roetman Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Dr. Robert Wessman officiating. Interment was at Restlawn Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.

--Bailey Family History