Katherine E. (Hickey) Pazzanese, 95, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center, Haverhill following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Eddie Pazzanese, who died in February of 1993.
Born in Haverhill on June 8, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Nellie (Riordan) Hickey. She was a lifelong resident of Haverhill and attended St. James School and a graduate of St. James High School.
Mrs. Pazzanese was employed as a wood heel worker for many years at the former National Heel Company before retiring in 1978. She was a longtime communicant of St. James Parish.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Jacqui Pazzanese of Hampton, NH, two granddaughters, Gina and her husband, Steve Murthey of Tewksbury and Lisa Pazzanese of Haverhill and among many nieces and nephews, a special niece, Janet "Ginger" Fountaine of Groveland and her lifelong friend, Ann Dorsey-Euele of Haverhill. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Frank and Joe Hickey.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning in the St. James Parish, 161 Winter Street, Haverhill at 11 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday in the Linnehan-Grondin Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill from 4 - 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Allegiance Hospice, 67 Middle St., Suite 503, Lowell, MA 01852. Interment will be held in the St. Patrick's Cemetery, Haverhill.