Obituary of Catherine M. McMahon

Catherine M. McMahon (nee Fitzgerald) entered our Lord's home on January 11, 2013. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Catherine was born on January 30, 1919 in New York City to Michael Fitzgerald and Anna (O'Shea) Fitzgerald, Irish immigrants from County Limerick, Ireland. She was the 2nd child and only daughter. Her older brother was Edward who passed away in 1981 and John (Bud) who passed away in 1991. Known as "Sis" to her family, she attended St. Gabriel's Academy and graduated from Julia Richmond High School. She moved to the Bronx after the untimely death of her mother. Catherine was a parishoner of Our Lady of the Assumption and was a member of the 1st graduating class of the school. In 1947 she married Henry J McMahon (deceased Janaury 5, 1982), a resident of Country Club, the Bronx. She resided in the Bronx until 1981 when she moved to Scarsdale, NY. She remained in Scarsdale for many years and was a member of the Senior Program and Services, Eastchester, NY, and a parishoner of Our Lady of Fatima. Catherine, known to all as Kay, worked for the Metropolitan LIfe Insurance Company in a supervisory capacity. She retired in 1981 and spent her days knitting, crocheting, reading and spending time with her family and grandchildren who called her Nana Kay. She spent her summers in Newport, RI with her daughter Catherine (Cathy). She loved baseball especially the Yankees. Catherine is survived by her daughter, Catherine (Richard) Sheehan of Newport,RI and Vero Beach, FL and her son, James (Maureen) of Pelham Manor, NY and her adoring grandchildren, Sean of Scarsdale, NY and Colleen(Brian Healey) of Schenectady, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of the Annunciation, Crestwood, NY will take place on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 9:45AM officiated by Monsignor Dennis Keane. Entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cementary, Hawthorne, NY. May God bless her and hold her in the palm of his hand.