MASON,
Kathleen
(Maiden Name: Hanson)
Arizona Silver Belt, Globe, Arizona
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Kathleen H. Mason passed away on April 27, 2012. She was born in Albert Lee, Minn. on Dec. 21, 1926. She was the daughter of Andrew Hanson and Esther Hanson, who passed away during childbirth.
Kathleen was an outstanding artist and a high school art teacher, teaching for many years at Durango High School. Throughout her life, she has lived in several unique places, such as small villages in Japan for 12 years, Durango, Colo. for 18 years and on Mercer Island, Wash. for 20 years.
Kathleen is preceded in death by her husbands, Donald Doherty and James R. Mason; her brother, Richard Hanson; and her daughter, Susan Doherty Braun.
Kathleen is survived by her children, Kelly Stubbs (Darrell), Charles Doherty (Louise), Sarah Kennedy (Mike), and Steve Mason (Doreen); her brother, Roger Hanson; her grandchildren, Andy Braun, Bo Bestvina, Christopher Schuchart, Michael Schuchart, and Colleen Kennedy; and two great-grandchildren, Christian and Nevaeh.
Funeral services will be held in private.
Assisting the family; Lamont Mortuary of Globe.