Catherine Stengel Dempsey, age 85, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 20, 2012. Born in Queens, NY, Kay was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved her family above all and loved having them all together for family gatherings. She was devoted to her Catholic faith and now has been called home. She loved tinkering in her garden. Her other love was dogs.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Dempsey and infant daughter, Kathleen Dempsey. Survived by her children: Pat Grisham and husband Tom, John Dempsey and wife Darla, Jim Dempsey and wife Eva, Peggy Pfeiffer and husband Kurt, Rini Pinfold and husband Brian, Tom Dempsey and wife Beth. Grandchildren, Julie, Tommy, Pete, Laura, Matt, Jennifer, Tim, April, Travis, Kristen, Shelby, Brian, Brett, Meghan and Blair. Great grandchildren, Jack and Jessie and sister, Madeline Scharf.
She was a lifelong member of the St. Cecilia Catholic Church, served on the Women’s Society and numerous committees.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 24, 2012 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm in the Hunters Creek Chapel at Earthman Funeral Directors, 8303 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 10:30am at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 11720 Joan of Arc Drive, Houston, Texas 77024. Interment will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77079.
Floral donations are welcome or, if you prefer, please make a donation in her memory to Stride For Stroke, Methodist Hospital Foundation, Stride For Stroke, P.O. Box 4384, Houston, Texas 77210-4384, www.methodiststride4stroke.com.
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