Sandy was born on July 28, 1944, in Sacramento to Robert and Ida Albert. She sadly passed away on Sept. 19, 2024, at her home in Ferndale, with her family by her side.

Sandy was raised in Humboldt County, first living in Ferndale then moving to Fields Landing when her dad bought a commercial fishing boat. She graduated from Eureka High class of 1962.

Her parents Robert and Ida owned the Argo fishing boat in Fields Landing, where they had their crab stand. That is where Sandy and her siblings spent most of their time working and learning how to crack crab. Sandy blew her siblings out of the water by being the best crab picker there was.

Sandy met Don Katri at a very young age while working at a square-dancing event. Later in life they met again in high school, which lead to them getting married in July 1963 and later having their three children — Rob, Brian and Kim. They first lived in the Bay Area for the first years of their marriage then they moved and spent the last 37 years of their marriage on the family farm in Ferndale. She spent her working days for DHHS-SSB, where she retired in 2009.

She loved everyone she met. She loved going on adventures such as going camping with her family, and she and her husband going on cruises every year after they both retired from the county, hitting all the casinos from Oregon to California. She took many trips to Reno and Las Vegas with her brother Jim and sister-in-law Sharon. Her favorite month was in August, due to the horse races in Ferndale. Everyone who worked with Sandy knew when it was August due to her taking one week off to go to the races.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Don Katri. Her children Rob (Julie) Katri, Brian Katri and her daughter Kim “bug” Miranda. Her grandkids Chris (Rosie) Katri, Megan ( Lindsay) Katri and Brandon Katri. Travis, Whitney, and Sammy Katri. Blake (Katrina) Miranda, Mikayla (soon to be Mrs. Riley Harris) Logan Miranda and Tegan Rumley. And her one and only great-grandson Radley Miranda.

She is also survived by her twin sister Sharon (Dennis) Decarli, her two sisters-in-law Josie Dunnigan, and Barbie Albert. Along with her numerous nieces and nephews. She is proceeded in death by her parents Robert and Ida Albert, her in laws Charles and Ida Katri and her two brothers Jim and Frank Albert along with numerous other family members.

We are going to have a private family service. The family of Sandy would like to give a huge thank you to Hannah and Itzel from Hospice of Humboldt for everything they have done for her and us.