Margaret Mary Kern, Sarasota, 64, died of cancer Dec. 7, 2001, at Sarasota Hospice House.

She was born June 8, 1937, in Johnstown, Pa., and came to Sarasota from there in 1977. She retired in 1998 as vice president of clinical services at Hospice of Southwest Florida. She had been assistant director of nursing at Doctors Hospital for 15 years. She received a nursing degree from St. Francis School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, and later received a bachelor's degree from St. Leo College. She was a member of Church of the Incarnation.

Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Robert; daughters Kimberly A. Henry of Bradenton and Nancy J. of Sarasota; a son, Eric R. of Venice; a sister, Martha of Sun City West, Ariz.; and four grandsons.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Church of the Incarnation.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.

Source: Venice Herald-Tribune.