She was born in Boston, MA, the 2nd youngest of 6 children to Anna Marseilla and Mark G. Riley. She met her loving husband of 62 years, Donald R. Crass (deceased) of Tomahawk, WI, in Norfolk, VA where he was stationed while in the Navy. They married in 1961 and moved to Charleston, SC in the late 1960s. Kathy was a long time employee of Trident Medical Center in the Dietician’s office before retiring in 1996. Kathy loved baking, gardening, movies, and dancing when she was younger.
She is survived by her devoted son, Kevin R. Crass and his wife Kimberlee of Tallahassee, FL., her niece Jacquelyn Martin and her husband Wayne of Boston, MA., her nephew Jeffrey Riley, his wife Scarlett and sons Patrick and Brendan of Apple Valley, MN., her godson Noah Wilson of Goose Creek, SC., her sisters-in-law Sandy Erickson, Judy Crass, and Alicia Crass, and numerous other loving friends and family.
Kathy was a devoted sister, wife, mother, godmother, aunt and friend.
A visitation will be held at Carolina Memorial Funeral Home North Charleston, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406 on Sunday July, 28th from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Followed by a funeral mass on Monday July, 29th at 2:00 pm at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
It was Kathy’s wish that any memorial tributes be made in the form of a charitable donation to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at https://support.nmcrs.org/a/homepage
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