Born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Jensen Beach in 1980 coming from Brielle, New Jersey. She also was a long time resident of Park Ridge NJ.
Katherine volunteered at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Volunteers in Medicine in Stuart, and the Bread of Life at St. Martin dePorres.
She was of Catholic faith and a member of St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church.
She is survived by her son Robert Bates and his wife, Glenys of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; daughters, Trina Macko of California, Susan Sheehy of Park Ridge, NJ; Kathy Roe and her husband Leslie of Port St. Lucie, FL, sister, Mary Franzetti of Jensen Beach, FL; six grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jennifer, Macko, Michael and Jim Sheehy, James and Elizabeth Bates; and six great grandchildren.
She is predeceased by her husband of John W. Bates and sisters, Anna Meledandri and Rosaria Donnell.
Visitation will be on Friday, October 21, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm and 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Aycock Funeral Home Chapel, Jensen Beach. A Mass is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM at St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach, FL
Contributions may be made in Kathleen’s name to The Friends of Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, 417 Balboa Avenue, Stuart, FL 34994.
Arrangements entrusted to Aycock Funeral Home, Jensen Beach, FL.
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