75, born December 15, 1938 in Tolleson, AZ to Thomas and Ramona Waddell. Cathy passed peacefully at home in Phoenix, AZ. She is survived by her husband of 47 years Frank S. Lucero, three daughters: Elizabeth Saliba, Jo Anne Zaffina and Bonnie Dovorak, four sisters, two brothers and seven step children. Beloved grandmother to twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She will always be in our hearts. Visitation will be held from 5-8pm with a Rosary at 6pm Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30am, Monday, March 31, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1954 N. 24th Street.
Kimberly (Clark) Tapia
Aunt Cathy has always been such a fun aunt to grow up with. With such a big Waddell family all of us were always close and tight knit. She always welcomed all of us to her home to spend the night and have girls night with Liz and Joanne. Except we could never find Joanne, Aunt Cathy would say just look in one of the closets she’s probably in there reading , she usually was.. I’ll never forget the time she and uncle Frank went to casa grande,az to visit my mom Olga (her sister) mom and aunt cathy looked so much alike that my son Jason who was 3 yrs old had just woken from a nap and went and sat on aunt cathy and was kissing & cuddling with her thinking it was my mom. Aunt Cathy was soaking up all the attention knowing that he thought it was Olga, when my mom walked in the house and Jason seen her he looked at aunt cathy then back at my mom and was horrified that he had been tricked he turned to aunt cathy and said “stupid cathy” She busted out laughing. I will truly miss her but knowing she s with my mom & dad gives me comfort.