Katie Mae

Lassiter

Katie Mae Lassiter was born on November 9, 1943, to the late James E. Lassiter and the late Lizzie Lassiter of North Carolina. Katie was raised in Woodland, N.C. where she grew up on her parent's farm. She moved to Paterson, New Jersey as an adolescent with her cousin Mozelle Mitchell and later relocated to New York City, with her uncle where she attended high school.

After finishing school, Katie moved back to New Jersey, where she became a domestic worker.

In the coming years, she would move several of her siblings from the south to New Jersey, where she would send them to school and provide housing.

Katie was not only devoted to her family, but she shared her heart with the families that she worked for Teaneck, Englewood, and Fort Lee, New Jersey for over 60 years. The Ngai, Cohen, Dobrow, Sheinbaum, Kramer, Koblenz, Garbe, Sherman, and Brachner Families, just to name a few. Katie continued her God-given spirit of service until the age of 79. She was the world's best grandma and auntie and loved her family unconditionally. Katie has been a second mother to many of her nieces and nephews. She affectionately referred to Nyla, Janyia, Anya, and Tati as her grandchildren. Katie attended Victory Tabernacle in Englewood, New Jersey under her Pastor Eula Shinholster, where she faithfully served as an usher. She loved the Lord, her family, and was a huge WWE wrestling fan. Katie was also the infamous queen of sweet potato pie.

On November 16, 2023, Katie went home to be with the Lord. She will be greatly missed. She leaves to continue her legacy, three sisters, Floretta Jacobs (Woodland, NC), Elizabeth Sykes (Baltimore, MD), Lula Lassiter (Woodland, NC); four brothers, Joe Lassiter (Vacaville, CA), Archie Lassiter (Englewood, NJ), Johnny Lassiter (Mitchell,SD), Leon Lassiter (Mitchell, SD); sister-in laws, Goldie Lassiter, Summer Lassiter, Suthin Lassiter: Brother in law, Greg Sykes;

her grandchildren, Nyla Rivers, Janyia and Anya Sealy-Sykes, and Tatiana Brown.