Mary C. “Cathy” (McAneany) Bach, 69, of Medway died December 27 in her home following a long illness. She was the wife of Kenneth E. Bach.
Born in Westfield, November 4, 1943, the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret M (Enright) McAneany, Mrs. Bach was raised in Westfield and had lived in Medway for the past 25 years.
Mrs. Bach was a graduate of Westfield High School, Western Massachusetts Hospital School of Nursing, and Curry College, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree and Framingham State College where she received her Master’s in Science Degree.
A Registered Nurse, Mrs. Bach had worked in Hawaii, Newton Wellesley Hospital, the Natick Visiting Nurse Association and Metro West Hospice.
Cathy had been a competitive ice skater and was a member of the Gateway Camera Club.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons, Christopher Bach and his wife Christine of Mendon and Gregory Bach and his wife Emily of Millville.
She was the sister of Thomas McAneany and his wife Dorothy of Westfield,and the late Carol Niles and Cornelia Alyward.
She is also survived by her grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jordan and Noelle Bach.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 127 Holyoke Road, Westfield on Monday January 7 at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to Metro West Hospice, 85 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA 01702 or Cancer Care at Milford Regional Medical Center, 14 Prospect Street, Milford, MA 01757.
Arrangements are under the care of the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com) Medway.