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KATHERINE B. WHITLEY

1935 - 2015

BORN

1935

DIED

2015

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Cohasset, Massachusetts

KATHERINE WHITLEY Obituary

WHITLEY, Katherine B. "Kitty" (Ohl) Of Cohasset, MA, died on February 16, 2015. She was born in Boston, on September 7, 1935, the daughter of Edwin N. and Harriet H. Ohl. She attended the Madeira School in Virginia and graduated from Boston University in 1959. She taught for many years in Cohasset and as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia and Fiji. She was the beloved wife of Roger S. Whitley and the mother of Sarah W. Ferguson of Princeton, NJ, and Alison F. Whitley of New Britain, CT. She leaves her sister Anstiss C. Miller of Melbourne, FL, and her brothers Michael Ohl of Denver, CO, Charles B. Ohl of Glen, NH, and Edwin Ohl of Washington, DC, along with two grandchildren, Andrew D. Ferguson of Sydney, Australia, and Martha W. Ferguson of San Francisco, CA, and her cousin Harriet H. Nicol of Pomona, NY. She was predeceased by her cousin Moses Williams. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 16 Highland Avenue, Cohasset, MA 02025. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Stephen's Church (memo: Outreach Ministry), or to the Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA 02025.

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Published by Boston Globe from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22, 2015.

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Shaun Galvin

February 22, 2015

Dear Roger, Sarah, Alison and all of Kitty's family and friends,

I am very sorry to learn of Mrs Whitley's passing. She was my 5th Grade teacher at Deer Hill School in Cohasset and always had a great sense of humor. She will always be remembered for telling me and my classmates to take our hats off at the start of classes. We will also remember her for being a member of the Rusty Skippers Band. Please accept my sincere condolences and sympathies. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Take care and God Bless.

Shaun Galvin
Mrs Whitley's 5th Grade Student

February 21, 2015

We are sorry to learn of the passing of Katherine, but grateful for her service to our nation with the Peace Corps in Fiji and Malaysia.

Our Condolences,
The National Peace Corps Association

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