Katherine “Kate” Wright, 97, died on Monday, January 20, 2014 at her home in The Villages, Lady Lake, FL while being cared for by her children and Hospice.
Kate was born in Herkimer, the youngest child of William W. Farmer and Frances Lindsay Farmer. 
The family moved to Old Forge in 1918 where Kate attended school and later operated the original Kate’s Diner, across from the Strand Theatre, with her husband, Elmer (Al) Wright.
She moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1957 where she was head chef at the Royal Admiral in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
She and Al moved to the Village of Orange Blossom Garden in 1983. Al died in 2002.
Kate is survived by a son, Charles and daughter Carol Sweet both of Massachusetts, and daughter Kay Marino of Florida, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A son William, her husband, a sister Irene, brothers Wallace, Floyd and Edward Farmer predeceased her.
A memorial service will be held later at the family’s convenience in Massachusetts and Old Forge. Memorials may be made to the Villages Hospice Home.
