Obituary of Mary Kinne

DAYVILLE—

Mary (Petersen) Kinne, 99, of 117 Ware Road, formerly of Thompson, passed away on October 16, 2024.  She was born May 27, 1925, in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Emilius and Margaret (Harkins) Petersen. 

Mary is survived by three sons, David R. Kinne, and his wife, Debbie, of Narragansett, RI, Stephen P. Kinne, and his wife, Lisa, of Fairfield, CT and Robert A. Kinne, and his wife, Renee, of Newtown, CT, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.  Mary leaves her sister, Emily M. Hartnett, of Boynton Beach, FL, nephews and nieces, James (Dawn) Hartnett, Jr., Diane Juergens, Karen (Michael) Barrella and Peter (Gissal) Hartnett as well as many grandnephews and grandnieces and a great-grandniece.

Mary was preceded in death by her former husband, Robert C. Kinne of Newport, RI, her son, Brian S. Kinne, brother-in-law, James E. Hartnett and niece’s husband, Christian G. Juergens.

A memorial Mass will be held 12 pm. Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Dudley, MA, of which Mary was a member.  Condolences can be expressed at smithandwalkerfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mary’s honor to Thompson Public Library, PO Box 855, North Grosvenordale, CT 06255 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeast Connecticut, DKH foundation, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260, daykimball.org/donate.