Catherine Joseph was a Third Class passenger of the Titanic. She survived the sinking. Mrs Peter Joseph (Catherine Rizk), 24, was born in Lebanon c.1888. She was married to Peter Joseph (an anglicised form of his Lebanese name), in 1907 the couple emigrated to Detroit, Michigan where they had two children, Michael and Mary Anna. In 1912 Peter Joseph sent his wife and children back to Lebanon whilst he got on his financial feet. Catherine's tuberculosis may also have been a factor in the trip, as the Lebanese climate would better suit her.