Obituary: Katharine ‘Kitty’ Hanrahan, SCN, 94, Louisville

Katharine “Kitty” Hanrahan, SCN, 94, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. She was born in Louisville and was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 71 years. She served in educational ministries as a music teacher from 1947-1966 at several grade schools within the state of Kentucky. From 1970-1979 she served as a pastoral associate in Richmond, Va., and later as pastoral associate for two years at St. Bernard Parish in Louisville. She engaged in hospitality ministry at the Catherine Spalding Retreat Center, Nazareth, from 1998-2007. She served her SCN Community as the director of junior professed from 1966-1970 and also served as provincial for the Louisville area.

Sister Kitty is survived by her niece, Patricia Cooper Cason of West Chester, Ohio; her extended family; and her religious community.

The wake is 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Our Lady of Nazareth Chapel, Nazareth Home, Louisville, and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Nazareth.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Burial is in Nazareth Cemetery.

Memorial donations may go to Office of Mission Advancement, P.O. Box 9, Nazareth, KY, 40048.

The Ratterman Funeral Home, 3800 Bardstown Road, Louisville, is in charge of arrangements.

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