Katie Wolf
Kathleen Louise Wolf (née Munsterman; July 9, 1925 – May 26, 2020) was an American politician.
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Personal life
Wolf was born to parents John and Helen Munsterman on July 9, 1925, in Wolcott, Indiana, and raised on the family farm. Her father was a Republican precinct committee member. She graduated from Wolcott High School in 1943 and earned a degree from Indiana Business College and also enrolled at Purdue University. She married Charlie Wolf in 1945. The couple lived in Reynolds, then moved to Monticello in 1978.[1] Charlie Wolf died in 2010.[2] Katie Wolf died on May 26, 2020, at the White Oak Health Campus in Monticello.[1]
Political career
Wolf was elected a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1962.[1] In December 1967,[3] she was appointed White County clerk, a position she subsequently held for two full terms in her own right. Wolf served one term as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1986, then was elected to consecutive terms in the Indiana Senate until her retirement in 2000.[1][4]
References
- "Katie (Munsterman) Wolf". Monticello Herald Journal. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020. Also published in the Indianapolis Star. Originally published by the Springer Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home.
- "Charlie Wolf". Monticello Herald Journal. February 16, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "BRANIGIN NAMES KATIE WOLF, NATIVE OF WOLCOTT AREA, COUNTY CLERK". Wolcott Beacon. 15 (32). December 14, 1967. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Indiana Legislator Biographies Database-Katie Louise Munsterman Wolf