Catherine A. (Hurley) Bartlett, a resident of Dudley, Massachusetts and former 13 year resident of Oxford, Massachusetts and former longtime resident of Charlestown entered into eternal life on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at her daughters home in Dudley following a lengthy illness. She was 77 years old.
Catherine was born in Boston on July 7, 1937, a daughter of the late Joseph P. Hurley and Alice M. (Johnson) Hurley. She grew up in Charlestown where she was educated at St. Catherine's Parochial School and graduated from Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston. Catherine has been a homemaker most of her adult life caring for her children. She was a mentor for foster children for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and received several awards for her dedication thru the DARE Inc. Program. She loved to dance and enjoyed gardening, traveling to Las Vegas and visiting the ocean in Marshfield.
Catherine is the devoted mother of Bill Bartlett and his wife Linda, Catherine A. Bartlett-Azizi and her husband Abdullah and Tracey Joyce and her husband Bill. She is the loving Nana to Katie, William, Joey and Billy. She is the beloved sister of Rose "Rae" O'Neil, Arthur Hurley and his wife Alice, Joseph Hurley and his wife Pam, William Hurley, Mary Ellen Martin and Anne Marie Hurley and her husband Mark Darling. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Catherine's Funeral on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 10 A.M. from The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown followed by her Funeral Mass in St. Francis De Sales Church, 313 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown at 11 A.M. Her burial will be private. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 from 5 to 8 P.M. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Catherine's name to Overlook Hospice, 88 Masonic Home road, Charlton, Mass. 01507.