Kathleen A. Willfong, age 73, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of Donald Willfong. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Robert Pearson and Marguerite V. (Hobson) Pearson-Barry, and stepdaughter of the late Jack Barry.
A lifelong resident of Brockton, she was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1966 and then earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston University.
Kathy worked as a teacher’s aide for the Brockton School Department for 25 years before retiring in 2010. She enjoyed watching tennis, crafts, shopping, and spending time with her golden retrievers.
Besides her husband Donald, she leaves her children, Erin Willfong, of Brockton and Stacy Willfong, and her partner Marc Oshry, of South Weymouth.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 25, 2021, from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, with a funeral service beginning at 12:00 pm, in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, Brockton (Rte. 123) Interment will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, West Bridgewater.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Kathy’s memory can be made to the Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or WCI Work, Community, Independence, 610 Lincoln Street, Suite 120, North Building, Waltham, MA 02451.