Katherine A. Casey, 84, passed away at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on July 1st. 2009. She was born on May 9th, 1925 to her parents John F. and Catherine (Hallisey) Cronin. Katherine has been a life-long resident of Malden. She is a graduate of Malden Public Schools and earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1950. She is also a graduate of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford. For many years, Katherine was employed as a School Teacher in the Boston Public School System. She taught practical nursing at the Boston Trade School for Girls and also taught nursing assistants at the Hubert H. Humphrey Occupational Research Center. Katherine also worked for the Malden Public School System. She was the School Nurse at the Glenwood, Emerson and Leonard elementary schools for many years. She was also a former nurse at the Malden Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Joseph T. Casey of Malden; by her children, Joseph T. Casey Jr. and his wife Debra of Malden, John L. Casey and his wife Lynne of Stratford, CT, Thomas R. Casey and his wife Karen of Lynnfield and Dr. Timothy Casey of Malden; by her grandchildren John Jr., Daniel, Samantha, Niall, Michael and Alana; and by her siblings, Patricia Coates of Woburn, Claire Boland of Gloucester, Barbara LaRochelle of Keene, NH and John Cronin of Reading. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, Katherine was predeceased by her sisters Margaret Reilly and Mary Connors. Relatives & friends are invited to attend her funeral from the Breslin Funeral Home, 610 Pleasant St., Malden on Monday July 6th at 9:30 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden at 10:30 AM. Services will conclude with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Sunday July 5th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Immaculate Conception Parish Food Pantry, 10 Fellsway East, Malden, MA 02148.