Agnes Ketcham, 98, of Woonsocket

Posted 7/12/18

Woonsocket resident passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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Agnes Ketcham, 98, of Woonsocket

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WOONSOCKET — Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham, 98, of Woonsocket, formerly of Howard, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Artesian with burial to follow in Pleasantview Cemetery at Carthage. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. with family present, at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard.
Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham was born October 10, 1919, at Brooklyn, N.Y. to John and Kathrine (Fischer) Maier. She graduated from
Lindenhurst High School in 1938. She was united in marriage to Clinton Ketcham August 24, 1942. She was a lifetime member of Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. In 2005, due to health problems she moved to Durham, N.C. and lived with her son, Clinton until 2012. This is when she moved to Howard, becoming a resident of Whispering Winds Assisted Living, later becoming a resident of Prairie View Care Center, Woonsocket in 2014.  
She is survived by her children, Kathy (Shorty) Faber of Carthage, Clinton (Ellen) Ketcham of Durham, N.C., and Harold (Clare) Ketcham of Beaufort, S.C.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; and brothers John, Joseph, Eugene, and Albert.   
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.willoughbyfh.com