Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Newhall, Catherine March 5, 2013
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. March 12, 2013

Catherine (Doty) Newhall, 73, died on March 5, of Alzheimer’s disease at the 
Sunrise Assisted Living in Norwood, Mass.

Born to Irene (Moore) and Earl Doty on Oct. 26, 1939 on a farm in Orleans, 
Mich., where she learned many skills to be the very talented, caring woman she 
became. She also developed an interest in nature in general and frogs in 
particular. This had led her to participate in a five-year herpetology census 
of frogs, snakes and salamanders for the Audubon society.

Cathy, being the life-long scholar, earned a merit scholarship to attend 
University of Michigan after graduation from Belding High in 1958. There, she 
met the love of her life, William Newhall, who she followed back to 
Massachusetts in 1960, when she transferred to Boston City Hospital. She 
received her LPN in 1962.

William and Cathy got married on July 14, 1962, and they recently enjoyed their 
golden anniversary together. After getting married, the couple resided in 
Worcester for a year, then they moved to Wrentham, where Cathy took a break 
from both education and her professional career to raise three children. 

The couple changed residence in 1967 to Walpole, where they remained until 
2010. Cathy started her nursing career at Norwood Hospital in 1967, then she 
moved on to Victoria Haven for a few years, then Plainville Nursing g Home and 
finally the Madonna Manor Nursing home, where she retired from in 2007 after 
many years of service there.

Cathy resumed her scholarly pursuits in 1970 at Wellesley College, where she 
graduated with a degree in biology, (1975) followed by a B.S. in Nursing, LPN 
from northeastern in 1977, B.S. in Nursing RN, from Curry College 1981, and an 
associate’s degree in business from Dean College in 1992. She graduated from 
every college either summa or magna cum laude. She had taken many courses, but 
one that is particularly special was learning the Russian language with Bill.

Also during this time, Cathy fought fiercely for her children’s education and 
was involved with the ACLD in Walpole, a group of parents that helps each other 
be advocates for their children’s needs for a fair education. 

Cathy also enjoyed quilting, and was an avid member of the Rhododendron Quilt 
Guild and Quinobinquin Quilt Guild, where she volunteered to help with the 
shows. Her quilts were admired by many and often won prizes at the quilt shows.

During her retirement in 2007, she traveled with Bill to Italy for a wonderful 
vacation. Sadly, after this trip, it was discovered something was wrong and she 
was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2008. She was very involved in the 
redecorating of the house in Norfolk and when the remodeling was completed, 
they moved in 2010 and she did enjoy her house until a fall had made it 
necessary to try to recover at a medical facility, and could not return.

Cathy will also be remembered by her family for the feat of making Thanksgiving 
and Christmas dinner spectacularly delicious and always perfectly times; a good 
bridge player, and fun bridge partner; enjoyed guinea pigs as pets; friendly, 
kind loving, quiet, helpful, and is still completely head over heels in love 
with William to the end of her days.

She is survived by her husband William Newhall of Norfolk, Mass.; son William 
Newhall Jr. and wife Laura of Uxbridge, Mass.; daughter Mary Miller and husband 
Ray of Hopedale, Mass.; daughter Priscilla Claus and husband Ray of Holden, 
Mass.; brother, Tom Doty and wife Connie of Orleans, Mich.; brother-in-law Guy 
Newhall and wife Sandra of Norfolk, Mass.; and six grandchildren, as well as 
one niece and three nephews.

A wake will be held on Saturday, March 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the James H. 
Delaney & Son Funeral Home, 48 Common Street Funeral Home in Walpole, Mass. A 
private burial will happen at a later date. In lieu flowers, donations may be 
made to one of the following: Sunrise Senior Living, 86 Saunders Road, Norwood, 
MA 02062; Thomas Upham House, 519 Main St., Medfield, MA 02052; or the 
Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org). 


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