Catherine O'Sullivan
(née O'Brien)

Catherine O’Sullivan (a.k.a. Kitty, Kay) was born Catherine O’Brien on March 27, 1931, in Rathcoola, Donoughmore to Denis O’Brien and Catherine Crowley. Later the family moved to Coolmona, Donoughmore. Catherine’s married years were spent in Glounthaune, Co. Cork, where she raised four children: Don, Catherine, Brian and Matthew. She was predeceased by her husband Matthew in 1999 and by her siblings Liam O’Brien, James O’Brien, Maura O’Brien, and by her niece Ann O’Leary. She is survived by her sister Nora O’Leary. Catherine spent her widowed years in Cobh, Co. Cork, Paris, France, and Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. The last five years of her life were spent in Bridhaven Nursing Home, Mallow, Co. Cork.

In life, Catherine’s priorities were her Catholic faith and her family. She was a daily communicant wherever she lived. She was an active member of the Legion of Mary, Cobh chapter and was a dedicated witness to the Divine Mercy message and devotion. She always had a special love for the Irish language, poetry, gardening, and knitting. Her love for learning led her to the study and certification in the Montessori method of education.

She is sadly missed by Don and Raquel and daughters Briana and Carina; Catherine and Timothy; Brian and Corinne and sons Nicolas and Thomas; Matthew and Valentina and children Liam, Emma and Alex. Catherine is also sadly missed by Davina Reidy who held a special place in her heart. She is remembered by her nieces, nephews, and their spouses: Kathleen and Paul Dunne, Maureen and Patrick O’Mahony, Patricia and Noel O’Rourke, Eileen and David Whelan, Cathy and Gerry O’Reilly, Marian and Luke Delaney, Ann O’Leary’s husband John Hegarty, Danny and Mary O’Leary, and Denis and Helen O’Leary. She is also lovingly remembered by her cousins: Eileen Sheehan, Rose Desmond, and Kay Fitzgerald, as well as her close American friend Josephine Polnack.

Special thanks to the staff of Cork University Hospital, Mallow General Hospital, and the staff of Bridhaven Nursing Home, Mallow, and, in particular, nurse Frank Yeboah. In lieu of flowers, please pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory and for the recognition of the sanctity of all human life.

Visiting hours between 5.00pm and 6.00pm Friday 17th at Crowley Funeral Home, Ballincollig, Cork. (P31 W982) Mass of Christian Burial Saturday 18th at 12 noon in St. Lachteen’s Church, Stuake, Donoughmore, Co. Cork, which will be livestreamed on https://corklivestream.com/funerals followed by burial in St Lachteen’s Cemetery.

“Mise an aiséirí agus an bheatha; an té a chreideann ionam, fiú má fhaigheann sé bás, beidh sé beo”

(“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, even if he die, shall live” – John 11:25).