Kathleen M. Barry, a longtime resident of Sloatsburg, NY, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024 with her family by her side. Kathleen was born on July 7, 1938 in Manhattan, NY to the late Patrick and Catherine (Dowd) Linehan.
Kathleen was a graduate of St. Jean the Baptist High School and Rockland Community College with a degree in Nursing. She worked for many years at Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital before starting a long career as a school nurse at Suffern Junior High School.
Kathleen married Denis Barry on November 29, 1958 and moved to Sloatsburg in 1962 to raise their young family. They enjoyed 55 years of marriage before his passing in 2014. Kathleen was an active member of the Sloatsburg community and a devout parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church.
Kathleen is survived by her children Siobhan and Bob Dineen, Denis, Maura and John, and son-in-law Jim Loftus. She is also survived by her grandchildren Kerry and Paolo Bologna, Brendan, Colleen and Zack Sikorski, Katie and John Starner, James and John, and her great-grandson Jack. Additionally she will be greatly missed by her siblings Maura and Jack McGuinness, Jerry and Maureen Linehan, Sally Linehan, and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her beloved daughter Kathleen Loftus, and brothers Pat and Larry Linehan.
Kathleen loved to travel around the world and spend her summers at the beach, first in Rockaway as a child and later at the Jersey Shore. She was an avid Giants and Rangers fan, but what brought her the most joy in life was spending time with her family.
Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday July 16th from 3-8pm at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Route 59, Suffern, NY 10901. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17th at 10:30am at St. Joan of Arc Church, 32 Eagle Valley Rd, Sloatsburg, NY 10974. Interment to follow at Ascension Cemetery, 650 Saddle River Rd, Airmont, NY 10952.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her honor to the American Juvenile Diabetes Association.
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