Date of Service:
November 30, 2021
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Katherine C. Lightfoot, of Indian River Shores, Florida, died peacefully on November 16, 2021, at home with family by her side. She was born the fifth of six children to Susan Murray and George Claydon in New Rochelle, New York on August 28, 1931. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College in Washington DC, in 1953.
Family and her faith were most important to Kathy. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter and sister. Kathy relocated throughout the country many times, and took great pleasure in creating a warm and elegant home. She was an accomplished and enthusiastic tennis player. She was a devoted member of the Catholic Parish wherever she lived. Kathy had a knack for developing lifelong friendships.
She was predeceased by her first husband, William F. Hoffmann, her son Billy Hoffmann, her daughter Mary Kate Hoffmann, her three brothers Buddy, Murray and Peter Claydon, and her two sisters, Sister Margaret Claydon and Ann Claydon Keefe. Kathy is survived by her husband John, step-daughters Susan, Cathy, and Carrie, fourteen nieces and nephews and numerous grandchildren.
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial for Kathy at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Vero Beach on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Livestreaming of the services will be available at https://youtu.be/MEHcezJvReE.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Women’s Health Care Center, P.O. Box 691081, Vero Beach, Fl 32963
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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