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Katherine Sullivan Meehan
Katherine Sullivan Meehan of New York and Southampton, died at her Manhattan home on February 16. She was 92.
Ms. Meehan was born in Brooklyn, one of five children of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Peter Sullivan of Manhattan and Bay Shore. Upon her graduation from the Marymount School, she married Joseph Ansbro Meehan, who led Good Humor and was one of the New York Stock Exchange’s leading specialists, on June 16, 1939, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.
The couple bought their house “Adare” in Southampton on First Neck Lane during the 1940s, where Ms. Meehan spent her summers. Two of her siblings, Raymond Peter Sullivan Jr. and John McNamee Sullivan also had homes in the Village of Southampton, as did her father, who served for many years as the chief of surgery of Saint Vincent’s Hospital.
Ms. Meehan received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters from the New York Medical College for her service on the boards of the college, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Southampton Hospital, and as a nursing commission member. She was for many years an active member of the Southampton Garden Club, and a member of the Colony Club in New York. She loved to host fundraisers at her home, but her most cherished time was with her family and friends in Southampton.
Ms. Meehan was predeceased by her husband in 1972. She was also predeceased by three brothers, John McNamee, Raymond Peter, and William Mayo Sullivan; and a sister Marie McNamee. She is survived by two children, Michael J. Meehan II and Marcia Meehan Schaeffer; three grandchildren, Michael J. Meehan III, Alexander Duer Meehan, and Georgina B. Schaeffer; and one great-grandchild, Alexandra Haley Meehan. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Francoise Sullivan as well as many nieces and nephews.
A private Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, February 19, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in Southampton. A memorial celebration is being planned for the future.
on Feb 23, 2011