Gildea, Kathleen
By Canton CitizenKathleen Gildea (Eastwood), 86, of Canton, passed away September 4 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton.
Born and raised in Andover, she attended Punchard High in Andover and Choate Memorial Nursing School in Woburn. She worked as a secretary in her husband’s dental office for many years. She was a former member of Catholic Charities, the Junior Guild of the Infant Savior, the League of St. Apollonia, and was a CCD teacher at St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton.
She was an avid golfer and skier and was a member of Woodland Golf Club, the Milton Hoosic Club, and enjoyed spending time skiing at their home in Stratton Mountain Vermont.
Beloved wife of the late George T. Mother of George Gildea of PA, John Gildea and his wife, Ann Marie, of RI, Kerry Gildea of Stoughton, Ellen Leeber and her husband, Paul, of Hull, Mary Kay Whelan and her husband, Brian, Jane Desisto and her husband, Peter, and Martin Gildea and his wife, Jo-An, all of Canton, James Gildea of Walpole, and Matthew Gildea and his wife, Susan, of Mansfield. She is survived by her twin sister, Marie O’Brien, of FL, and a brother, John “Buddy” Eastwood, of Brookfield. Also survived by 23 grandchildren.
Visiting hours at the Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home, 455 Washington Street, Friday, September 7, from 4-8 p.m. Funeral mass at St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment Canton Corner Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to “Our Neighbors in Need,” c/o St. Gerard Majella Church, 1860 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Sep 5 2012. Filed under Obituaries.
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