Katherine T. (Tehan) Block, 79, of New Bedford, MA died February 17, 2003 at the Oaks Nursing Home.
She was the wife of the late George E. Block, Sr. and daughter of the late Martin J. and Mary (Coughlan) Tehan.
Mrs. Block was born in Waterbury, CT and lived in lived in Waterbury most of her life before retiring to Southington, CT. She later moved to the Greater New Bedford area in 1987.
She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church in Southington where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.
Survivors include 2 sons, George E. Block, Jr. of Mattapoisett, MA and William M. Block, and his wife Lynn, of Glastonbury, CT; 2 grandchildren, Abigail Block and Natalie Block; 2 step-grandchildren, Caleb Willis and Molly Willis; several nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late William M. Block, Jr. and sister of the late Francis Tehan, Martin Tehan, George Tehan, John Tehan, James Tehan, Finton Tehan, and Mary Tehan.
Her Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 25th at 10:30 AM in St. Thomas Church, Southington, CT.
Visiting hours are omitted.
Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492.