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Catherine "Kay" Ward

Westfield, Massachusetts

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Catherine Lindsay (Kay) Ward, 94, passed away peacefully at the Westfield Center Nursing Facility on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Born in East Rochester, NY, she was one of eleven children. She was a 1943 graduate of East Rochester High School and a 1947 graduate of University of Rochester F....

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Dear Jan,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. I will always remember what a wonderful sweet soft spoken woman she was. She was at the baptism of my daughter Jackie and I just remember how she smiled down at her. I am sure this is a tough time. Hold tight to those wonderful memories, they will get you through this.
Joan

May the God of all comfort sustain your family during the days ahead Psalms 119:76

So sorry for your loss Jim and family, always hard to lose your parents. Love to all

Dear Jan, So sorry to read this. Your mother was always so graceful and positive with us all. I remember her teaching me how to play the flute. Her patience and sweet smile even when we hit that wrong note was so warm and encouraging.
Thoughts and prayers with you and your family.
Joan Markey Schultz

Mrs. Ward was my clarinet teacher at Moseley E.S. I have many fond memories of those group lessons in the school's cafeteria during the late 1960's. I am grateful for her service to music education as she was one of the many building blocks which propelled me to study music therapy both at the undergraduate and graduate level. My sister, Eileen Farr Quinn (now deceased), also studied flute with Mrs. Ward. I am also an accompanist and vocalist and have deep gratitude for Mrs. Ward's gift of...