Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Fenner and Mary Ellen (Ryan) Dessert.
Kathleen was the beloved mother of Jeannie L. Fenner and Michael R. Sabetta Jr.; loving grandmother of Kristina J. Ortega and her husband Gilbert, Steven R. Comella II, and Michael R. Sabetta III; great-grandmother of Leonidas Ortega; sister of Charles H. Fenner Jr., Kevin R. Dessert, Elizabeth J. Dessert and the late David J. Dessert. She also leaves her lifelong best friend and cousin, Janet Major.
At Kathleen’s request, funeral services and burial will be private.
