SHOREVIEW — A Shoreview woman lost her sister-in-law in the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.

Janet Hartsvet said Kathy Gaarde is among the 12 people killed Monday by a former Navy reservist who was slain in a gun battle with police. Hartsvet said that in addition to her brother, Kathy leaves behind two children — ages 26 and 33. Hartsvet said her sister-in-law worked on military contracts at the Navy Yard and was approaching retirement.

In an email to The Associated Press, Gaarde’s husband, Douglass, said he and his wife had been married 38 years and were just starting to plan their retirement activities. Gaarde says his 63-year-old wife was a financial analyst. The couple lived in Woodbridge, Va.