Mildred K. McFarren

Mildred Katherine McFarren (Cathie) was born in East Bernard, TX on November 3, 1946 and died peacefully June 7, 2018, surrounded by her husband and daughter in Canyon Lake, TX. Cathie, a devoted wife and mother, received her LVN certificate in 1967 from the San Jacinto School of Nursing. In 1975, she received an Associates of Arts and in 1977, she received her Associates of Applied Science in Nursing, both from Del Mar College. Cathie completed her education with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 1991. She was also member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. Most notable, Cathie was the director of MICU, and in addition to working in the hospital setting, she worked in home health, hospice, and was a breast cancer community educator, retiring after 40 plus years in nursing profession, mostly with Christus Spohn in Corpus Christi, TX. Cathie enjoyed writing, gardening, traveling, family gatherings, and her many pets over the years. She lived as far away as Germany and Japan, but always returned to Texas. She loved to travel, going to the east coast, Canada, Honduras, and Hong Kong; and most recently a road trip to Colorado with her husband. Cathie was very involved in the Canyon Lake area with the Canyon Lake Republican Women, Pilot Club of Canyon Lake, and the Tye Preston Memorial Library. She is survived by her husband, Charles McFarren Jr; daughter, Lisa Holland (Greg); grandchildren, Brittany VanOver (Wayne); Dylan Holland; and Trevor Holland. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. The family is grateful to the many caretakers of CIMA Hospice for their care and compassion.