Catherine Mccrory

Catherine "Kay" (Harrold) McCrory, age 87, cherished wife of the late Edward Fitzgerald McCrory who died on August 24, 2013, died on December 16, 2014. She was born September 11, 1927, in Pawtucket, RI, daughter of the late Hugh B. Harrold, Sr. and Anna (Mitchell) Harrold. She leaves four daughters: Cathy LaFratta and her husband Don of North Attleborough; Tracy Sullivan and her husband Paul of Mansfield, MA; Ann Dillon of Eagle Mills, NY; Sue Jette and her husband Glenn of Old Lyme, CT; and two sons: Ned McCrory and his wife April of Wickford, RI, and Dan McCrory and his wife Laurie of Danielson, CT. Catherine also leaves her grandchildren: Matt LaFratta and his wife Jeanine, Katie Scorpio and her husband Joe, and Nicole LaFratta; Alex and Kate Issa; Betsy and Drew Sullivan; Celia, Kathleen, and Pete Dillon; Nick, Lauren, and Ben Jette; Megan and Kaitlyn McCrory; and her great-grandsons, Joey Scorpio and Edward (Teddy) LaFratta. She is predeceased by her son-in-law Bob Dillon. She was the sister of Sr. Marie Lourdette, RSM of Fall River. She was the sister of the late Helen Varney, Marie Diamond, J. Selene Harrold, Joseph Harrold, Daniel Harrold, and Hugh B. Harrold. She was a 1949 graduate of Rhode Island College of Education, now Rhode Island College. She taught school for two years in Pawtucket, two years at St. Mary's School in North Attleboro, and twenty-five years at the Roosevelt Avenue School in North Attleboro from where she retired in 1990. Following her retirement, she and Ed enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, and taking day trips to Cape Cod and the White Mountains, where they had honeymooned years earlier. Their love and admiration for each other was unmatched, and their pride in their family grew with the addition of each son-in-law, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. The happy memories and wonderful family traditions they created will continue on. While a communicant of St. Mark's Parish in North Attleborough for 24 years she served as an Altar Server and Eucharistic Minister. With her husband, she conducted Eucharistic Services at the housing for the elderly in Attleboro and North Attleboro. In the later years, she and Ed returned to St. Mary Parish where they had previously been parishioners for 25 years. She was also a member of The Voice of the Faithful, delivered Meals on Wheels in North Attleborough for ten years and was an artist for Wooden Expression. The McCrorys leave a legacy of giving back to the community which is carried on by their family. The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to Mount St. Rita Health Care Centre for their dedication and compassionate care. Donations would be deeply appreciated to Mt. St. Rita Health Care Centre, 15 Sumner Brown Road, Cumberland, RI, 02864, ATTN: Activity Fund. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visitation on Friday, December 19, 2014 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM in the "Commonwealth Chapel" of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home - the national historic Colonel Obed Robinson Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleborough. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 12:00 PM at Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Park Street, North Attleborough with Rev. David A. Costa, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Attleborough. For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an online guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home. (508) 695-0200