Catherine A. ‘Cathy’ (Ward Eklund) Brady, 63 of Lowell, passed away unexpectedly after a period of declining health on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at her home. She was the widow of the late John Brady who passed away in 2019 after sharing 27 years of marriage.
She was born on August 20, 1962 in Lowell and was a daughter of the late George Ward and the late Alice (Greenhalge) Eklund Ward. She was raised in Lowell where she attended the area schools graduating from Lowell High School.
Cathy worked as a bartender at the Gaelic Club for many years.
Surviving Cathy are her son, Patrick Brady of Lowell; her siblings, Donna Eklund-Jaynes, Gail Eklund-Carney, Richard ‘Dicky’ Eklund, Phyllis Eklund, Alice Eklund-Kelly, George ‘Micky’ Ward Jr. and his wife, Charlene, and Sherri Fells-Ward and her husband, Anthony, all of Lowell; her mother in law, Catherine Brady of Lowell, her brother in law and sister in law, Gerald and Mary Brady of Lowell. a brother in law Joseph Cooper and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was also the sister of the late Cindy A. Eklund-Cooper and the sister in law of the late Larry Carney.
On Friday, February 6, 2026 all are welcome to attend her calling hours from 4-7 p.m. at McDonough Funeral Home, 14 Highland Street, Lowell 978-458-6816.
Her funeral will begin to gather at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home for her funeral service at 10 a.m., followed by procession to St. Joseph Cemetery.