We are sad to announce that on July 24, 2023, Catherine E. (Fitzpatrick) Gillespie of Needham, Massachusetts, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Kathryn Fitzpatrick and Edward Fitzpatrick; her children, James (Deborah) of Kennett Square, PA, Kathleen Hennelly of Cinnaminson, NJ, Michael (Paul Braswell) of Watertown and John (Kristen) of Wayne, PA.; her grandchildren, Rebecca Rozakis (Charles) of Jersey City, NJ, James (Amy) of Plymouth, Meghan Hennelly (Richard Williams) of Newton and Timothy Hennelly (Taylor) of Oxford, England; her great grandchildren, Alex, Finn, Teddy and Jack; her husband James Gillespie; and her siblings, Edward Fitzpatrick and Joan Fitzpatrick.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Newton Wellesley Hospital Infusion Center, 214 Washington St., Newton, MA 02462.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home