Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham, 98, of Woonsocket, formerly of Howard, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Prairie View Healthcare Community in Woonsocket.

Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, July 17, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Artesian. Burial was in Pleasantview Cemetery at Carthage. Visitation was Monday, July 16, with family present, at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard.

Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham was born October 10, 1919, at Brooklyn, N.Y., to John and Kathrine (Fischer) Maier. She graduated from Lindenhurst High School in 1938.

She was united in marriage to Clinton Ketcham August 24, 1942. She was a lifetime member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. 

In 2005, due to health problems she moved to Durham, N.C., and lived with her son, Clinton until 2012. This is when she moved to Howard, becoming a resident of Whispering Winds Assisted Living and later becoming a resident of Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket in 2014.

She is survived by her children, Kathy (Shorty) Faber, Clinton (Ellen) Ketcham and Harold (Clare) Ketcham; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband; and brothers John, Joseph, Eugene and Albert.