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Katharine A.
Bradley
October 11, 1920 – February 13, 2021
Katharine "Kay" Bradley (nee Donnelly), age 100, of Bala Cynwyd, PA passed away from natural causes on February 13, 2021 at The Quadrangle in Haverford. Born in 1920 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Dr. John and Katharine Donnelly and the widow of Eugene J. Bradley. After graduating from St. Matthias Grade School, Sharon High School and Rosemont College, she worked as a lab technician at Bryn Mawr Hospital until her marriage in 1948. After living in Washington D.C. and Chestnut Hill for several years, Kay returned to Bala Cynwyd where she was a resident and a devout parishioner of St. Matthias Church for over 75 years.
In addition to her husband Eugene, whom she lost in December 2013, Kay was preceded in death by her sister Betty (Eli) Venning, her sister Ann Donnelly, and most recently by her brother Father Thomas Donnelly, who passed on April 2, 2020 at Maryknoll NY. She is survived by a daughter Helen Davenjay (and her husband John) of Spotsylvania VA, and a son Thomas of Chadds Ford PA.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Visitation at 10:30 AM followed by Funeral Mass at 11 AM on Friday February 26th at St. Matthias Church, 128 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA. COVID-19 protocol will be followed at the church. The Mass will also be livestreamed on the St. Matthias website www.saintmatthias.org Burial will follow at SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Springfield PA.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a memorial donation be made to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers , P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545.
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