Mary J. Kittredge Hogan of Newtown died June 14 at her home, surrounded by the love of her family. Born September 22, 1928, daughter of Michael J. and Grace Devaney Kittredge, she was the oldest of four children and was raised in Clinton, Mass.

After high school, she attended St Vincent School of Nursing in Worcester, Mass. Upon graduating, she served in the US Air Force with the rank of first lieutenant. Mrs Hogan served her country during the Korean War as a flight nurse stationed in Takkakaw, Japan, with the 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. While stationed in Japan, she flew more than 70 rescue missions, earning her the Korean Defense Medal with three clusters, the United Nations Defense Medal, and the Air Medal.

In 1954, Mary Kittridge married Charles D. Hogan. His long career in advertising at Time Life Magazines took them to Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Edina, Minn., prior to settling in Wilton in 1965, where they resided in 48 years.

Raising three children, Mrs Hogan was an active volunteer in the Wilton Public Schools and the Girl Scouts. She also served a term on the Republican Town Committee. Being an avid reader, she devoted more than 20 years working as a volunteer at The Wilton Public Library.

In 2014, she and her husband sold their family home in Wilton and relocated to Newtown.

Her husband of 63 years, Charles; their three children, Kathleen A. Hogan of Waldoboro, Maine, Patricia Hogan Tait and her husband Ross of Wilton, and Charles D. Hogan and his wife Kathy of Bedford, N.H.; her sister, Margaret Murphy of Clinton, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews survive her.

Her beloved grandson, DJ, and her bothers, Michael and John, predeceased her.

Calling hours will be on Monday, June 19, from 9 to 10:30 am, at Bouton Funeral Home, 31 West Church Street, Georgetown, Conn., followed immediately by a Mass Christian Burial, at 11 am, at Sacred Heart Church, 30 Church Street, Redding.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Regional Hospice and Palliative Care, 30 Milestone Road, Danbury CT 06810 or regionalhospicect.org