She was born in the town of Wenham, MA on January 1, 1925, daughter of the late Edmund S. and Lydia Lochman Cogswell. She was preceded in death by her husband, John “Jack” Darnton; her brother, Dean Cogswell, David Cogswell and Ruth Cogswell. Kate also lived in the St. Louis, Missouri area and Clarksville, Missouri for many years and the last nine years she resided in the Charlotte North Carolina area.
Kate is survived by her daughters, Barbara Brennecke (Charles), Virginia “Jinny” Bartscher (Philip); her son, James Darnton (Diane); her grandchildren, Matt Brennecke, Ann Lyle (Paul), Nicolas Bartscher (Laura), Thomas Brennecke (Adrienne), Katherine Brantz (Colin), Julia Bartscher, Hannah Darnton and Luke Darnton (Karyn); her great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Brennecke, Jack Bartscher, Charlotte Lyle, Henry Bartscher, Gavin Lyle, James Bartscher, Carson Brantz, Betsy Bartscher, Susan Bartscher, Nora Brennecke, Charles Bartscher and Edmund Bartscher.
A service to celebrate Mrs. Kate Darnton’s life will be held at a later date. McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the Darnton family.
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