Catherine (Kay) Mary Moran, 91, a longtime resident of Forty Fort, died peacefully, with family alongside, on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center in East Longmeadow, Mass.
Born May 17, 1926, Kay was one of nine siblings who grew up in Forty Fort. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn Waters (née Callahan).
Mrs. Moran was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Alfred (Al), in July 1981; sisters, Elizabeth (Crosby) and Mary (McGuire); and brothers, William, Joseph, James, Robert, Thomas and John.
Surviving are her daughters, Mary (Munkatchy), Springfield, Mass.; Patricia and her husband, Stephen Silverman, New York, N.Y.; and Kathryn, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; son, Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kay was a graduate of Forty Fort High School, Class of 1944. She married Al Moran on Feb. 7, 1948. She was a working mother during much of the time that she raised her children, as a secretary first at the United Pants Factory in Swoyersville and later, after her children were grown, at Baltimore Life Co. in Wyoming.
Kay was an active member of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, serving in the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also civically active, having served as a member of the Forty Fort Borough Council.
Kay was an avid reader and socially active. She organized and participated in many bridge clubs and was well known for her first-rate card skills. Quick to laugh, always positive and ever-ready to help a neighbor or friend, she kept fit for many years by walking with her dog, Bailey, along the dike. In the final years of her life, she was struck by Alzheimer's disease and moved to Massachusetts near her eldest daughter. She had the courage of her convictions and, if she had not suffered from Alzheimer's and had remained in Forty Fort, she would have campaigned for and voted for Hillary.
Expressions of sympathy or celebration of Kay's life are asked to consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
A celebration of Kay's life will take place in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Pringle, at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Born May 17, 1926, Kay was one of nine siblings who grew up in Forty Fort. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn Waters (née Callahan).
Mrs. Moran was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Alfred (Al), in July 1981; sisters, Elizabeth (Crosby) and Mary (McGuire); and brothers, William, Joseph, James, Robert, Thomas and John.
Surviving are her daughters, Mary (Munkatchy), Springfield, Mass.; Patricia and her husband, Stephen Silverman, New York, N.Y.; and Kathryn, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; son, Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kay was a graduate of Forty Fort High School, Class of 1944. She married Al Moran on Feb. 7, 1948. She was a working mother during much of the time that she raised her children, as a secretary first at the United Pants Factory in Swoyersville and later, after her children were grown, at Baltimore Life Co. in Wyoming.
Kay was an active member of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, serving in the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also civically active, having served as a member of the Forty Fort Borough Council.
Kay was an avid reader and socially active. She organized and participated in many bridge clubs and was well known for her first-rate card skills. Quick to laugh, always positive and ever-ready to help a neighbor or friend, she kept fit for many years by walking with her dog, Bailey, along the dike. In the final years of her life, she was struck by Alzheimer's disease and moved to Massachusetts near her eldest daughter. She had the courage of her convictions and, if she had not suffered from Alzheimer's and had remained in Forty Fort, she would have campaigned for and voted for Hillary.
Expressions of sympathy or celebration of Kay's life are asked to consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
A celebration of Kay's life will take place in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Pringle, at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Catherine (Kay) Mary Moran, 91, a longtime resident of Forty Fort, died peacefully, with family alongside, on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center in East Longmeadow, Mass.
Born May 17, 1926, Kay was one of nine siblings who grew up in Forty Fort. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn Waters (née Callahan).
Mrs. Moran was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Alfred (Al), in July 1981; sisters, Elizabeth (Crosby) and Mary (McGuire); and brothers, William, Joseph, James, Robert, Thomas and John.
Surviving are her daughters, Mary (Munkatchy), Springfield, Mass.; Patricia and her husband, Stephen Silverman, New York, N.Y.; and Kathryn, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; son, Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kay was a graduate of Forty Fort High School, Class of 1944. She married Al Moran on Feb. 7, 1948. She was a working mother during much of the time that she raised her children, as a secretary first at the United Pants Factory in Swoyersville and later, after her children were grown, at Baltimore Life Co. in Wyoming.
Kay was an active member of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, serving in the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also civically active, having served as a member of the Forty Fort Borough Council.
Kay was an avid reader and socially active. She organized and participated in many bridge clubs and was well known for her first-rate card skills. Quick to laugh, always positive and ever-ready to help a neighbor or friend, she kept fit for many years by walking with her dog, Bailey, along the dike. In the final years of her life, she was struck by Alzheimer's disease and moved to Massachusetts near her eldest daughter. She had the courage of her convictions and, if she had not suffered from Alzheimer's and had remained in Forty Fort, she would have campaigned for and voted for Hillary.
Expressions of sympathy or celebration of Kay's life are asked to consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
A celebration of Kay's life will take place in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Pringle, at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Born May 17, 1926, Kay was one of nine siblings who grew up in Forty Fort. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn Waters (née Callahan).
Mrs. Moran was predeceased by her husband, Patrick Alfred (Al), in July 1981; sisters, Elizabeth (Crosby) and Mary (McGuire); and brothers, William, Joseph, James, Robert, Thomas and John.
Surviving are her daughters, Mary (Munkatchy), Springfield, Mass.; Patricia and her husband, Stephen Silverman, New York, N.Y.; and Kathryn, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; son, Thomas, Wilkes-Barre; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kay was a graduate of Forty Fort High School, Class of 1944. She married Al Moran on Feb. 7, 1948. She was a working mother during much of the time that she raised her children, as a secretary first at the United Pants Factory in Swoyersville and later, after her children were grown, at Baltimore Life Co. in Wyoming.
Kay was an active member of the Holy Name of Jesus Church, serving in the Altar and Rosary Society. She was also civically active, having served as a member of the Forty Fort Borough Council.
Kay was an avid reader and socially active. She organized and participated in many bridge clubs and was well known for her first-rate card skills. Quick to laugh, always positive and ever-ready to help a neighbor or friend, she kept fit for many years by walking with her dog, Bailey, along the dike. In the final years of her life, she was struck by Alzheimer's disease and moved to Massachusetts near her eldest daughter. She had the courage of her convictions and, if she had not suffered from Alzheimer's and had remained in Forty Fort, she would have campaigned for and voted for Hillary.
Expressions of sympathy or celebration of Kay's life are asked to consider a donation to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
A celebration of Kay's life will take place in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Pringle, at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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