On August 16, 2012, Katherine Viola Perkins; beloved wife of the late Clifton Eugene Perkins; Loving mother of Russell J. Perkins of Leesburg, FL, and Geraldine D. Hill of Omaha, NE; cherished grandmother of six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; dear sister of Loretta Hnat, Martha Stachowski, and the late Helen Groth, James Stachowski, Mildred Scelsi, Dorothy Bitter, and Rita Bartko; also survived by loving nieces and nephews.

The Rosary will be said at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc. 7922 Wise Avenue on Tuesday at 4:30 PM. Friends may call on Monday and Tueasday from 3-5 and 7-9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church on Wednesday at 10 AM. Interment Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery.