Catherine a travaillé comme caissière à la Banque de Montréal pendant 15 ans, et comme aide-infirmière au CHU Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont pendant 10 ans. Elle aimait beaucoup la musique, la danse, le jardinage, l'art et le golf.

Catherine worked for 15 years as a teller with the Bank of Montreal and for 10 years as a nurse’s aid at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont University Hospital Center. She had many hobbies, including music, dancing, gardening, crafts and golf.