{"id":22317,"date":"2026-06-11T17:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=22317"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:45:27","slug":"ann-kathryn-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/ann-kathryn-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Kathryn McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22322 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ann-McCarthy.jpg\" alt=\"Ann McCarthy\" width=\"400\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ann-McCarthy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ann-McCarthy-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ann Kathryn McCarthy, n\u00e9e Henigan, passed away on June 11, 2026 after a brief hospital stay in Liberty, Missouri. She was 93 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Born October 27, 1932 to the late William and the late Margaret Henigan (Kanavy) in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she lived in New York, Connecticut, and Colorado before moving to Kearney, Missouri in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>A devout catholic who volunteered for the Catholic Church, her faith was the center of her life and the source of community, including her wonderful friends in Kearney. She was a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and devoted to the rosary. Ann loved children and dogs, liked lobster and cheesecake, and was partial to the occasional dram of Highland scotch.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her parents and sister, Jane, Ann is predeceased by her husband, Donald McCarthy, her eldest son, Donald Jr., and her daughter-in-law, Angela McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by two daughters, Lynn and Clare, and Clare\u2019s husband, Jefferson Ackor; three sons, Sean, Steve, and Bill; two grandsons, Brendan and Colin; and her brothers, Jack and Bob Gilroy.<\/p>\n<p>Ann will be laid to rest with her husband in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Arrangements are in care of Fry-Bross &amp; Spidle Funeral Home, Kearney.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22317?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ann Kathryn McCarthy, n\u00e9e Henigan, passed away on June 11, 2026 after a brief hospital stay in Liberty, Missouri. 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