Kathleen Deegan Gottsegen passed away in Boynton Beach, FL on January 11th after a hard-fought battle with respiratory distress. She was born in New York City and raised on Long Island, New York. Kathleen was the oldest of 7 children to the late Thomas and Patricia Deegan. She married Cory Gottsegen in 1980 and relocated to South Florida, where she had 2 children, Patrick and Regina Gottsegen. She was a daycare provider and a family service counselor at Dorsey-Smith Funeral Home, where she worked for many years before her retirement. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Patricia, her in-laws, Ruth and Jerry Gottsegen, and her son, Patrick. She is survived by her loving husband Cory, her daughter Regina, her grandchildren Deegan and Kinley, and her siblings Thomas, William, Richard, Genevieve, Elizabeth, and Gerard. Kathleen was a loving and caring person, devoted to her immediate and extended family members and friends. She should be remembered by her sense of humor and positive spirit that she exuded throughout her life. To know her was to love her, and she will be sorely missed. Funeral services for Kathleen will be held on Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00PM, where her life will be celebrated on Friday at 2:00PM. Kathleen will be laid to rest immediately following at Dorsey-Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home.
