Catherine C. Genthner, dietician who started her own diabetes practice, dies

Catherine C. Genthner, an institutional dietician who later maintained a private practice, died of ovarian cancer April 15 at her Timonium home. She was 71.

“Catherine was very friendly, warm, outgoing and family-oriented,” said Irene J. Beyth, a former University of Maryland Medical Center dietician and colleague.

Cecilia Catherine Locsin Castro, daughter of Benjamin C. Castro, a businessman, and Teresita Locsin Castro, a department store sales associate, was born one of nine in Bacolod, Philippines, and raised in Manila.