Catherine Maxwell Platt, 87, of Oakmont, formerly of Penn Hills, died Saturday at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital near Aspinwall.

Born July 7, 1918, in Donora, she was the daughter of John L. and Stella Clifford Maxwell.

She was a member of St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, Oakmont.

Mrs. Platt was devoted to her family. She was avid reader and enjoyed traveling.

She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Platt Griest and her husband, Stewart, of Zelienople; four sons, John Gordon Platt and his wife, Barbara, of Collierville, Tenn., Ralph Richard Platt and his wife, Susan, of Naples, Fla., Kevin Maxwell Platt of Oakmont and Thomas Robert Platt of Frisco, Beaver County; five grandchildren, Laura Jane Branby and her husband, Bryan, of Zelienople, Patricia Catherine Griest of Middle Lancaster, Megan Platt Rawls and her husband, Matthew, of Fort Collins, Colo., Elie Richard Platt of Naples, Fla., and Elizabeth Ann Platt of Indiana, Pa; and three great-grandchildren, Kara Jane, Jill Lorean and Kurt Mikkel Branby.

Also surviving are two brothers, John Thomas Maxwell of Plano, Texas, and Robert Patrick Maxwell of Tuscon, Ariz.; a sister, Mary June Maxwell of New Kensington; and a grandson-in-law, Drew Walker of Collierville, Tenn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Crago Platt, and a granddaughter, Colleen Platt Walker.

<B>PLATT </B>— Friends of Catherine Maxwell Platt, who died Saturday, June 17, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, 2535 Rochester Road., Cranberry Township. Burial will follow at Allegheny County Memorial Park, McCandless Township.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.