Kathryn Dehnert

Kathryn Mildred Dehnert, age 79, left our family to be with the Lord on August 27, 2015. Kathryn was born in Astoria on Long Island, New York on July 16, 1936. She attended Catholic schools until she graduated. She worked as a bookkeeper in her early years for Grand Union grocery chain in Long Island. In 1958 she married the love of her life, Herbert. They moved to Mathews, Virginia in 1959. It was in New Point that they raised their three children. Early on she was an active member of the St. Therese Catholic Church in Gloucester, VA. and later a member of the Church of Francis de Sales in Mathews. She was a member of the New Point Homemakers Club, the New Point PTA, one of the first volunteer dispatchers of the Mathews County Rescue Squad and a member of various other organizations. She worked at various jobs throughout her years with the last one being a dispatcher for the Mathews County Sheriff Office where she retired in 1998. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved people, she loved to travel, which she did as often as possible. She loved baseball and could always be found at the ballpark cheering on her kids and grandkids. She was high-spirited and loved life. She was loved by so many and this world is a much smaller place without her. She is survived by her husband, Herb of 56 years; her three children, Theresa, Christine, and Charles; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation is Wednesday, September 2, 2015 from 6:30- 8:00pm at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Church of Francis de Sales, Mathews, Virginia. Burial will be held at a later date.