She leaves her husband John, their Son Sean of Foxboro, Gregory of Chatham, and daughter Jennifer of Chatham as well as 5 grandchildren, Sean, Rebecca, Emily, John, and Rory. They will hold her in their hearts forever.
From a large family, she was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1945, and was the eldest daughter
of eight children of Jim and Marion Forrest. She was raised in Stoneham and spent her summers by Long Pond in Wellfleet. She remained very close with and is survived by her treasured siblings, MaryEllen Dion of Lebanon, NH, Jane Franke of Wellfleet, Deborah Hopkins of Eastham, and Kevin Forrest of Babb, Montana, predeceased by James Forrest of Monteverde, Costa Rica, Susan Johnson of Wellfleet, and Tim Forrest of Boston.
Kathy Graduated from Catherine Labore Nursing School in 1964, earned her Masters of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University in 1982. She was the charge nurse in the Levine Cardiac Unit at the Peter Bent Brigham for many years. Kathy continued her career in cardiac research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and spent several years in Electrophysiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She spent the remainder of her career as a Nursing Instructor at Lawrence Memorial Hospital before retiring to Wellfleet in 2000.
Kathy, Nana to her grandchildren, lived a full life and died as she lived, on her own terms. We felt her unending love at all times, but never expected too much sentiment. A no nonsense, ICU nurse, true to her convictions, her honesty delivered unvarnished truth. So fun to be around, this redhead, lived up to the high expectations that she had of
herself. In the end, Kathy just got tired after many years of managing the chronic disease
of Diabetes and let go. She will be sorely missed by her extended family and community
of friends.
Due to the pandemic, there will be a private family graveside service and a future
celebration of her life once the horizons are clear.
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