HAVERHILL — Kathryn Blinn (Kavanaugh) Krafton, 62, of Haverhill, formerly of Ossineke, Mich., died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Alpena, Mich., she was the daughter of Virginia (Hall) Kavanaugh and the late Raymond J. Kavanaugh. She attended Alpena public schools and was a Graduate of Alpena High School, Class of 1965. She furthered her education in Cosmetology School and became a certified Cosmetologist. As a newlywed, she and her husband, Charles, relocated to Haverhill in 1975, where she would enjoy a varied career path. She was employed at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, in the office of registration, for over 14 years, she then worked for the Town of Andover in its Housing Authority Department for a number of years, and finally for the last five years she was in property management for Bethany Homes, Phoenix Row Complex, in Haverhill.
Although Haverhill was her new home, Kathy loved traveling back to her home town in Michigan and spending time with her family. She recently traveled to LasCruces, N.M., to enjoy a "girls get together" with her sisters. But her adopted home in Haverhill is where she enjoyed entertaining most, hosting close friends, playing cards, laughing, and sharing memories together.
She leaves her beloved husband of 35 years, Charles E. "Buddy" Krafton of Haverhill; her mother, Virginia (Hall) Kavanaugh of Alpena, Mich.; a brother, Edward Kavanaugh and his wife Vera of Alpena, Mich.; three sisters, Karalyn Albin and her husband Richard of Rabbit Hash, Ky., Cynthia Prevo and her husband Nelson of Ossineke, Mich., Patricia Masson and her husband Colin of Gabriola Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; sister-in-law, Kathleen M. O'Day of Haverhill; and several nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Thursday, from 4 until 8 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home with a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. James Church, Winter Street, Haverhill. Burial will follow in Lithuanian Cemetery, Montvale Street, Bradford. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a date to be announced at St. Catherine's Church, Ossineke. Memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6, Brookline, MA 02445-9924. www.comeaufuneral.com.
