Kathleen Louise Klisch

Kathleen Louise (Turrisi) Klisch passed away on July 22, 2022, at her home in Fairfax, Virginia. She was born October 13, 1941, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Joseph Turrisi and Agnes (Finnegan) Turrisi. Kathy moved with her family to Arlington, Virginia, in 1957 and graduated from Notre Dame Academy High School in Washington, D.C. in 1959. She graduated from the Washington School for Secretaries in 1961 and worked as a secretary for Lytle Corporation in Washington until 1963. On June 15, 1963, she married Francis Klisch, and they raised four children. Kathy returned to school when her children were teenagers, earning her Licensed Practical Nurse certification in 1985. She worked as a nurse for a decade, tending to patients in the long-term care system at INOVA.

Kathy treasured every opportunity to take care of her loved ones. After her nursing career, she retired to care for her mother, Agnes, until her death in 1997 and then dedicated herself to her grandchildren. She often declared that she loved her grandkids “bushels and bushels.” She was known as a generous and helpful neighbor, a loving wife, mother, and sister, and a devoted grandmother.

Kathy is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Frank; children Michael (Fernanda), Gregory (Birgitta), Stephen (Shannon), and Lisa (David); grandchildren Shayna, Neva, Alison, Alto, Rowan, Jessa, Harrison, and Oliver; brothers Joe (Kay), Tom (Joan), and Ron (Mary Jo) and sister Patsy (Steve); and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A visitation with family will be held Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Demaine Funeral Home, 10565 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia, at 11 a.m., followed by a funeral service and interment at the City of Fairfax Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to The Trevor Project, the American Heart Association, or INOVA Children’s Hospital, or your preferred charitable organization. Family and friends may add their remembrances of Kathy to the guestbook on the Demaine Funeral Home website.