Catherine A. Dalum, age 86 of Shawano, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 in Shawano. Born on April 19, 1927 in Shawano, she was the daughter and 12th child born at home to the late Elmer and Lela (Meverden) Owen. On November 10, 1945 she was united in marriage to Carl L. Dalum. After marriage the couple owned and operated a dairy farm in Illinois until moving back to Wisconsin in 1960. Upon returning, the couple farmed in Manawa until 1968 when they moved to a farm in the Town of Belle Plaine. The couple also owned and operated Chef's Inn in Shawano (now known as The Home Plate) for 5 years beginning in 1968. Catherine was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano. In her free time she loved playing bingo with her sisters. She also enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers, crocheting, listening to music, especially polka music and dancing. Catherine is survived by: 3 daughters, Priscilla (Eugene, Sr.) King of Shawano, Paulette "Polly" (Kenneth) Bartz of Shawano, Dorothy Siebert of Long Lake, WI; a son, Emil (Carolyn) Dalum of Shawano; 3 grandchildren, Carl King, Marvin (Sharin) Bartz, Myron Bartz; 5 step grandchildren, Kaso and Mathew Weso, Eugene King, Jr., Christopher King, Tina (nee King) Edwards; 4 great-grandchildren, Katherine, Caroline, William and Victoria Bartz; and 2 step great-grandchildren, Elan and Awan Weso. Catherine is further survived by: a brother, Delbert (Norma) Owen of Clintonville; 4 sisters, Veronica Lewis of Shawano, Mildred Antos of Embarrass, Neomi (Ronald) Yokes of Grafton, Mary Rizzo of AZ; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Owen of Shawano. Catherine was preceded in death by: her husband, Carl on December 29, 2012; a son, Joseph; a step grandson, Timothy Weso; her parents; 11 siblings, Evelyn (John) Heinrich, Lester (Lillian) Owen, Roger Owen, Harland (Jesse) Owen, Aloysius (Lorraine) Owen, Russell (Buelah) Owen, Wilfred Owen, Susan (Anthony) Buro, Cread (Priscilla) Owen, Milton (Kathleen) Owen, Harriet (Mike) Dillon; and 2 brothers-in-law, Tom Antos and Victor Rizzo. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano with the Rev. Luke Ferris officiating. Inurnment will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Shawano. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service. Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com