An effort is ongoing to honor a beloved Johnson School community member with a memorial on the Cochituate Rail Trail..

Natick resident Katherine Penders von der Lieth, who was 57 when she died Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, will be memorialized with a bronze plaque at the red bicycle sculpture on the trail.

The bronze plaque will be placed at the red bicycle sculpture. Photo courtesy Friends of Natick Trails

Affectionally known as Mrs. V, she was described in her obituary as a “paraprofessional  and expert chocolate chip pancake maker’’ for the Johnson School. The students and staff at the school were devoted to her, the obituary states.

She was a dedicated runner, gardener, and flower lover.

To make a contribution, visit fundrazr.com/campaigns/6221Ac/pay.

The Friends of Natick Trails will match all donations up to $500.