CATHERINE NEESE, age 99, a resident of Houston, formerly of Lubbock, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services-Willowbrook in Houston. Born November 22, 1914 in Stry, Austria, she was the daughter of Fred Tchir and Kate Kruk Tchir. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude Neese in 1971, she is survived by her daughter, Carole Mason of Spring, Texas; grandson, Richard Deggs, III and wife Dee Lynn; great grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Jenna Deggs. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving.