Dear blog reader
This week a slight indulgence on my part.
I remember Kate Hegarty and her husband Neil at Cairneyhill Church. They were the last couple to live in Cairneyhill Manse and I actually have photos of Kate playing the organ when I was in a Guide colour party. However I had no idea that Kate was American.
Best wishes
Jacqueline
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NORTH ADAMS TRANSCRIPT, TUESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 1989
KATHERINE HEGARTY, 72, ADAMS NATIVE
Katherine (Bryce) Hegarty, 72, of 64 Main St., Cairneyhill, Scotland, a native of Adams, died Sept. 22 at her home.
Death followed a lengthy illness.
Born Dec. 16, 1916, she was a daughter of John and Agnes (Jardine) Bryce. She attended schools in the area and graduated in 1935 from Drury High School.
She worked for many years at Sprague Electric Company, where she was a supervisor of the accounts payable department until leaving for Scotland in February 1957 to be married.
While in North Adams, she was an active member of the First Congregational Church and served for many years as its assistant treasurer. She was also a member of the Mt. Greylock Lodge of Odd Ladies.
In Cairneyhill, she was an active participant in the Church of Scotland, serving for many years as Sunday School Superintendent and organist until ill health forced her to retire.
Besides her husband, Neil J Hegarty, who she married June 1, 1957, she leaves a brother, John Bryce of Clarksburg; two sisters, Lillian Sherman and Mrs Vernon (Joan) Durocher, both of Adams; nieces; nephews; grandnieces; and grandnephews.
Another sister, Margaret Kosche, is deceased.
Funeral services were held Sept. 27 at the Church of Scotland. The Rev Robert Henderson, pastor, officiated. Burial followed in the Torryburn Cemetery, Scotland.
The family suggests donations in her memory be made to the American Cancer Society.
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