Katharine “Kate” (Miller) Biesecker, 94, of Waynesboro, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 after suffering from complications of a sudden fall.
Born April 1, 1930 in Quincy, PA, she was the daughter of the late Fred Ebert and Mary Irene (Rock) Miller, and was a lifelong resident of the Waynesboro area.
Kate was a Class of 1948 graduate of Waynesboro High School, where she was a member of the girls basketball team and cheerleading squad, and inaugural member of the “W Club”, a society that recognized high achievement in athletics and academics. Prior to this, only boys were members of this society.
A talented high school basketball player of her time, she was lovingly referred to as “half court Kate”, able to score from the half court line…