Remembering: Katie Soegtrop

On Saturday, January 5, Katharina “Katie” Maria Christine Soegtrop (nee Niggemann) died after living a full life at the age of 96. She was born in Duisburg, Germany and together with her beloved husband, Guenter (d. 2015), they moved to Canada and raised 6 children. She will be sadly missed by her children Rainer (Yola), Brigitta (Joerg, d. 1994), Barbara (Orhan), Michael (Jane), Dieter (Dale) and Caroline. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren: Kirsten (Ken) , Bjorn, Leyla, Natalie, Sergen, Robert, Matthew, Madison and Maja and her 2 great grandchildren, Quinn and Zachary. Extended family Soegtrop, Niggemann and Jacobs in Germany also mourn her passing. She dedicated her life to the care of people with mental health and addiction issues and she will be fondly remembered by her friends and patients at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) where she worked first as a nurse for 35 years and then as a volunteer for 25 years in her retirement.

A Celebration of Katie’s Life will be held on Sunday January 13th at the Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre (375 Mount Pleasant Road, east gate entrance) visitation will begin at 10am with speeches to follow at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations in Katie’s Memory can be made to The CAMH Client Learning Fund.

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