Mary Katherine Westergaard

Mary Katherine Westergaard obituary, Alexander City, AL

Mary Katherine Westergaard

Mary Westergaard Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Alabama Funeral Homes and Cremation Centers - Opelika on Feb. 17, 2026.
Mary Katherine Farrior Westergaard, of Alexander City, Alabama, passed away on February 12, 2026, in Auburn. She was 88 years old.
She was born in Letohatchee on April 25, 1937, to the late, Ruth Mae Mims and James Spurlock Farrior. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clarence Westergaard and daughter, Deborah Ruth
She is survived by her children, Laura Leigh Barber and Robert Bryan Westergaard; grandchildren, Jason A. Westergaard, Isaac, Ann, and Robert Barber, Robert Daniel, Lindsay, and Michael Charles Westergaard; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was immensely loved and will be greatly missed.
Alabama Funeral Homes & Cremation Centers of Opelika is handling arrangements.

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