Catherine Marie (Higgins) Hefferan, 97
Catherine Marie (Higgins) Hefferan, 97, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at Portage County Health Care Center.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 20, 1919 to Thomas Higgins and Catherine (Mullaney) Higgins. Catherine attended Sacred Heart Grammar School and Snyder High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Catherine married Patrick Hefferan on Jan. 25, 1956 in Sacred Heart Church in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Catherine raised four children in Bayonne, New Jersey. She worked for Curcio Beauty Supply and New Jersey City University before retiring in 1997. After her retirement, Catherine relocated to Pawleys Island, South Carolina and then moved to Stevens Point, where she lived for the past 20 years.
Catherine loved her family, her dogs, laughter, Irish music and a hot cup of tea. She was a member of Newman and Holy Spirit Parish in Stevens Point. For the past three years, Catherine resided at the Portage County Health Care Center. She enjoyed frequent visits and calls from her children, grandchildren, nieces, cousins, and neighbors.
Catherine wished to thank Fr. Tom Lindner for his spiritual support and the kind, caring staff at Portage County Health Care Center.
She is survived by her four children, James (Debbie) Hefferan, Ellen (Larry) D’Andrea, Kevin (Sherri) Hefferan, and Brian (Norrie) Hefferan; 18 grandchildren: Melissa, Laura, Christina Hefferan; Theresa, Kristen, Michael and Bernadette D’Andrea; Kaeli, Patrick, Sierra, Keegan and Quintin Hefferan; Tuathla, Saorla, Callum, Tiarnan, Donnacha and Eabah Hefferan.
Catherine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three siblings, Thomas Jr, Joseph, and James.
A wake and funeral mass will be held at G. Keenen O’Brien Funeral Home and Saint Vincent de Paul RC Church, Bayonne, New Jersey.