Kathryn Linnehan

Linnehan, Kathryn (Richards) of Hingham, formerly of Marion, PA, November 6, 2006. Beloved wife of William F. Linnehan, III, Esq. Loving stepmother of William F. Linnehan, IV of Japan, Garrett Linnehan of Hyannis, Ellen Roberson of Richmond, VA, James Linnehan of Worcester and Holly & her husband Ronald Reagan of Alexandria, VA. Also survived by 10 step grandchildren and her devoted niece Ellen Barba & her husband Philip. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home, 21 Emerald St., HINGHAM, Thursday at 9 AM. Funeral Mass in Saint Paul’s Church, Hingham at 10 AM. Visiting hours Wednesday 4-8 PM. Burial in Plymouth County Cemetery, Plymouth. Kathryn worked for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals preparing the drug approval process with the FDA. She also worked as a consultant for other pharmaceutical companies. She was a writer of short stories and espionage novels and was an elected member of the Biopic Association, an honorary literary society based in England. Kathryn was Phi Beta Kappa at Duke University and studied at Oxford. She was one of the founders of Paws Rescue, an animal rescue center on the South Shore. Donations in memory of Kathryn may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 330 Congress St., Boston, MA 02210.