Obituary for Jacqueline Haggerty
Jacqueline Ann (Brown) Haggerty, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the age of 89 in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Jackie was born in Flushing, Queens to Mathilda and John Brown in 1934. Jacqueline attended the School of Nursing at St. Luke’s Hospital in NYC. While attending nursing school, Jackie met and fell in love with Denis Haggerty, who attended Columbia University. They married in 1955 and together they started a family. Jackie continued to work as a nurse while raising four active children. She later returned to school and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Public and Community Health from St. Joseph’s University. Jackie later enjoyed a second career as a Girl Scout camp nurse in New York, Massachusetts and Wyoming. She enjoyed being in nature and gardening as well as remaining active in her church and community. Jackie traveled to Rome with her church choir and sang at a papal mass for Pope John Paul II; she was an avid member of the League of Women’s Voters, helped found a local nursery school and volunteered for a variety of community groups. She also enjoyed tennis, golf and swimming throughout her life.
Jacqueline is predeceased by her husband, Denis A. Haggerty, her son, Christopher Haggerty and her daughter, Mary Lynn King (David King) of Petaluma, California. She leaves behind her son, Peter J. Haggerty (Jo-Ellen Gasior) of Canton, CT, her son, Timothy J. Haggerty, of Pittsburgh PA, as well as her granddaughters, Caroline King (Chris Orme) of El Sobrante, CA, Kathleen King of San Francisco CA, Jessie DeMarco (Jonathan Penna) and great grandson, Enzo Penna of Canton CT, Gina DeMarco (Eric Regner) of Torrington CT and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be held for Jackie at St. James R.C. Church, 429 Route 25A in Setauket, NY on May 17th at 10:45 AM, followed by a burial service in the St. James Cemetery, adjacent to the church. As a long-term diabetic, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation was a great source of information and favorite cause for Jackie. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the www.jdrf.org or your favorite charity in her honor.
Jackie was born in Flushing, Queens to Mathilda and John Brown in 1934. Jacqueline attended the School of Nursing at St. Luke’s Hospital in NYC. While attending nursing school, Jackie met and fell in love with Denis Haggerty, who attended Columbia University. They married in 1955 and together they started a family. Jackie continued to work as a nurse while raising four active children. She later returned to school and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Public and Community Health from St. Joseph’s University. Jackie later enjoyed a second career as a Girl Scout camp nurse in New York, Massachusetts and Wyoming. She enjoyed being in nature and gardening as well as remaining active in her church and community. Jackie traveled to Rome with her church choir and sang at a papal mass for Pope John Paul II; she was an avid member of the League of Women’s Voters, helped found a local nursery school and volunteered for a variety of community groups. She also enjoyed tennis, golf and swimming throughout her life.
Jacqueline is predeceased by her husband, Denis A. Haggerty, her son, Christopher Haggerty and her daughter, Mary Lynn King (David King) of Petaluma, California. She leaves behind her son, Peter J. Haggerty (Jo-Ellen Gasior) of Canton, CT, her son, Timothy J. Haggerty, of Pittsburgh PA, as well as her granddaughters, Caroline King (Chris Orme) of El Sobrante, CA, Kathleen King of San Francisco CA, Jessie DeMarco (Jonathan Penna) and great grandson, Enzo Penna of Canton CT, Gina DeMarco (Eric Regner) of Torrington CT and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be held for Jackie at St. James R.C. Church, 429 Route 25A in Setauket, NY on May 17th at 10:45 AM, followed by a burial service in the St. James Cemetery, adjacent to the church. As a long-term diabetic, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation was a great source of information and favorite cause for Jackie. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the www.jdrf.org