Kathleen Marie Doran passed away peacefully on Feb. 11, 2025. She will lovingly be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was the heart of her family, always giving unconditional love and encouragement.

Kathy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 1, 1933. She was the oldest child to Lawrence O’Clery and Helen (Kenney) O’Clery. She had two brothers, Lawrence and Robert, both deceased. She grew up in many towns along the East Coast, eventually settling in Washington, D.C., where she graduated from Notre Dame Academy. In 1954, Kathy graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Portland, Maine, and became a registered nurse. After graduation, she returned to the Washington area. While working at the Walter Reed Medical Center, she met Bob, the love of her life and husband of 59 years. After their 1956 wedding at St. Anthony’s Church, the young couple relocated to Massachusetts, where they eventually spent over 50 years in Wayland raising their children. Kathy and Bob were longtime members of St. Ann’s Church in Wayland. Kathy returned to nursing when her children approached college age, working as a charge nurse for 10 years at Weston Manor Nursing Home.

Kathy loved learning about her family’s history and continued her research on a once-in-a-lifetime trip with her husband to Ireland, where she experienced her ancestors’ homeland firsthand. Kathy was a dear friend to many with an easy, helpful manner and a kind, generous smile. She cherished her relationship with her sister-in-law, Linda Doran, “the sister she never had,” who shared in creating many years of joyous family celebrations and holiday memories. Kathy lived her last eight years at Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton in close proximity to her daughter, Judy.

Kathy is predeceased by her parents, her husband, Robert, and daughter Cynthia Whitney. She is survived by her children, Judith Cunningham and husband Brian of Hopkinton, Robert Doran and wife Janeane of Texas, and Lorraine Hamner and husband Alan of central New York; by her nine grandchildren, Daniel Cunningham, Sean Cunningham, Casandra Whitney (Joe) Prygocki, Jenna Doran, Caroline Doran, Mitchell Doran, Alexander Doran, Kylund (Katherine) Arnold and Connor Arnold; three great-grandchildren, Dylan Prygocki, Colton Prygocki and Cayla Prygocki; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitations will be held Friday, Feb. 21, from 4-7 p.m. at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road, Wayland.

Family and friends may gather at the funeral home on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 9:30 a.m., followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Parish at St. Ann’s Church, 134 Cochituate Road (Route 27), Wayland. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in Kathy’s memory may be sent to Faith and Family Hospice, 420 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 203, Marlborough, MA 01752, or the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH, 320 Nevada Street, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02460 (alz.org).

For condolences, visit JohnCBryantfuneralhome.com.

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