Mary “Cathy”

C. (Diggs) Balding

Mary "Cathy" C. Balding, 88, Watertown, formerly of Lake Mills, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

A baby girl with stunning green eyes, she was born on September 21, 1935, the daughter of the late Thurman and May (Lemeron) Diggs.
She was a graduate of the Lawrenceville, IL High School.

Cathy married Robert D. Balding on June 5, 1954. He preceded her in death on February 18, 2010.

Prior to retirement she had been employed by Moore's Seafood in Fort Atkinson, had worked for the Lake Mills School District Lunch Program, and had been a nurse's aide at the Willowbrook Nursing Home.

Cathy was a talented seamstress, sewing many clothes for her daughter's church pageants, a great preserver with a freezer full of food all winter from her husband's huge gardens (especially strawberry freezer jam and her blackberry cobbler that was to die for), she made the best homemade noodles and Christmas cookies that she baked plenty of for her family and to give away to friends.
She enjoyed baseball and was glued to the tv for every Milwaukee Brewers game.
Most of all she loved her children more than anything and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many.
She also loved her pets, Blaze (her ferret) and Katie (her dog) which were very special to her.
She was a member of the Rock Lake Baptist Church in Lake Mills.

Survivors include her three sons, Terry (Debra) of Sun Prairie, Robert Steven of Lake Mills, Richard Lee (Janet) of Wheatland; one daughter Lori Ann Zastrow of Watertown; 7 grandchildren, Ryan Matthew (Sarah) Balding, Shaun Michael (Elizabeth) Balding, Robert Sherman (Karissa Anne) Balding, Christopher Balding, Rick Balding, Jr., Jessica Havlik, Jennifer (Aaron) Mueller; several great grandchildren; one sister, Betty Jones of Tell City, IN; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

Also preceded in death by her 4 brothers and 5 sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Rock Lake Baptist Church, 191 E Pine St., Lake Mills, WI 53551.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the church until the time of service.

Burial will be in Rock Lake Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the church.

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