Published: 6/20/05

PLATTSBURGH — Constance K. Hayden, 91, of Victoria House, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2005, at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Plattsburgh on Dec. 30, 1913, daughter of the late Cornelius and Ann (Mahoney) Kearney. Constance was a graduate of Plattsburgh High School, Plattsburgh Normal School and SUNY Plattsburgh. She married Charles G. Hayden on Nov. 13, 1941; he predeceased her in 1993.

Constance taught school in Westport, Malone and for 26 years at Broad Street Elementary School in Plattsburgh, retiring in 1976. She was a member of St. John’s Parish, New York State Retired Teacher’s Association, CVPH Medical Auxiliary, a life member of PSUC Alumni Association and Catholic Daughters of America.

Constance was an avid reader, a devotee of crosswords and loved to play cards, especially bridge and rummy with her friends at Victoria House.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Barbara Hayden of Plattsburgh; a daughter, Elizabeth Hayden of Miami, Fla.; two grandchildren, Ryan and Jenna Hayden of Plattsburgh; a niece, Karen Hotaling of Salem, N.H.; and a nephew, Kevin Kearney of Sanford, Michigan.

Constance was pre-deceased by a brother, Kenneth Kearney.

There will be no public calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today, June 20, 2005, from St. John’s Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Plattsburgh.

Donations in Constance’s memory may be made to Plattsburgh Public Library.

Arrangements are with Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.