Anne M. "Nancy" (Hulse) Kiernan, 88, of Dartmouth died Monday March 17, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph R. Kiernan.
Born and raised in Somerville, the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Williamson) Hulse, she lived in New Bedford, Trumbull, CT, and Pepper Pike, Ohio, before moving to Dartmouth 25 years ago.
Mrs. Kiernan attended Tufts Medical School and graduated from Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists in Boston as a dental hygienist and anesthetist. Prior to her marriage she worked in dental offices in Boston.
She was a member and Past President of the Claire T. Carney Library Associates at UMass Dartmouth and the Alcott Club. She was a member of the Country Club of New Bedford. She was a member and volunteer at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and a docent at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
She was a competitive bridge player and was an avid Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan. She especially enjoyed spending time at the beach.
She is survived by her husband Joseph; three sons, William R. Kiernan of Newburyport, Joseph R. Kiernan, M.D. and his wife Llynne of Randolph, VT, and John C. Kiernan and his wife Brenda Nishimura, D.D.S. of Lexington; a sister, Margaret Hulse of Somerville; two sisters-in-law, Sr. Mary of the Incarnation (Anna Kiernan) of New Mexico and Alice G. Kiernan of Lowell; and five grandchildren; Joseph, Matthew, Jacqueline, Erin, and James.
She was the sister of the late James, Harry, William, and Agnes Hulse.
Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4-7 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford and on Friday from 4-7 PM at the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket St., Lowell. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 12 Noon at St. Patrick's Church, Lowell. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, PO Box 4116, Corpus Christi, Texas 78469. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.