KATHRYN C. TUCKER, 68 of South Yarmouth, formerly of the North Shore, passed away peacefully with her husband and family by her side on January 2, 2023, at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Born on January 20, 1954, in Albany NY, she was the daughter of Ed and Veronica Koelsch. Kathryn leaves her beloved husband of 35 years, Richard Tucker. She leaves sisters Carol, Joani, Susan and brother Ed. She also leaves her nieces Jenny, Jeanne and Dawn, nephews Mike Tucker, Mike Terrill and Mike Randlett and many great nieces and nephews.

Kathryn early on was a boat captain working passenger ferries and cruises in Boston Harbor. She grew up in Dorchester and always loved Boston, especially the Waterfront and North End. Later, she earned an undergraduate degree at UMass Boston and her Master’s in Education from Boston College.

She loved to teach and spent years teaching special needs children in Saugus and Melrose and Haverhill School systems. One of her great loves was outer Cape Cod from an early age. She and her husband Rich moved to the cape and enjoyed 20 years enjoying Mayflower beach, Ptown and all nature spots the Cape offers. Very special to Kathryn were all her many new Cape Cod friends. She always loved to help and share with her friends who gave her more joy in return. She will be dearly missed by many.

Her funeral services were held privately. Expressions of sympathy can be made in her name to the American Lung Association, 460 Totten Pond Road, Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451-1991.