Catherine Ann (Shinn) Liptak Catherine Ann (Shinn) Liptak, age 90, passed away with family at her side at the Sunnyside Nursing Home in Cloquet, MN on August 7, 2021. She was born December 29th, 1930, in Hart, MI to Eleanor (Osborn) and Hyman Hubert Shinn. She graduated as Valedictorian from Hart High School in 1948; graduating with Honors from the University of Michigan in 1952, with a BA in English and Speech, followed by a Master’s in Library Science. Catherine taught at a number of schools in Michigan and Minnesota until meeting her husband John in 1963, settling in a lake home that John built on Bass Lake after their marriage in Hart, MI on July 25, 1964. She worked at the Virginia Public Library until her retirement in 1993. One of the constants in Catherine’s life was her love for her family. She was always quick to share stories about her parents and sisters, growing up on Griswold Street, working at the family drive-in restaurant, and having fun with her cousins. C...