Dec. 31, 1937 ~ Dec. 17, 2024
Southborough – Catherine “Kay” (Kelaher) O’Brien, 86, of Southborough, died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, of natural causes at Care Dimensions in Lincoln, MA.
Kay was married to William J. O’Brien for over forty years who died in 2002. She was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Gertrude (Shine) Kelaher. Kay was predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law, Patricia (O’Brien) Ford and Thomas Ford.
Kay is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Pagano and her husband Joseph of Worcester, her sons, William O’Brien and his wife Laura of Brookline and Christopher O’Brien and his wife Paola of Newton. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Katherine “Kate”, Emma, Leo and his wife Carine and John Pagano, Liam, Henry, Seamus and Jason O’Brien and Patrick, Francesca “Cesca” and Lucas O’Brien and her great grandson Luca Pagano.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 5:00-7:00PM at the Morris-Johnston Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Southborough, MA 01772. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 11:00AM at St. Matthew Church, 105 Southville Rd., Southborough, MA 01772. Burial will follow at Southborough Rural Cemetery, 11 Cordaville Rd., Southborough, MA 01772.
The family would like to thank Care Dimensions of Lincoln, MA for the wonderful care they provided.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Worcester Diocese Adopt-A–Student Program, 49 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609, are appreciated.
