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Katie Marie Riley
Katie M. Riley, 27, of
Melrose, died on Thursday evening surrounded by her family, after a brief
illness at the Mass General Hospital in Boston.
Katie was a lifelong resident
of Melrose. She attended the Roosevelt School in Melrose and New England
Pediatric Care day school in Billerica.
Katie loved music, being read
to and colorful balloons. Her favorite way to spend time was with her family.
Katie is survived by her
parents, Norma A. (Gillis) and Lewis H. Riley of Melrose. Her cherished
sisters Molly Riley Whisler and her husband Phillip of Medford, Bridget
Riley Braverman and her husband Shane of Cambridge, her loving nieces Emma and
Madeleine and her nephew Jacob Whisler and her many aunts, uncles & cousins,
and her devoted nurses Cathy Byrne and Karen Lynch.
She was preceded in death by
her sister Shannon Leigh Riley.
Visiting hours will be held at
the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden on Monday,
January 2nd., from 2-4 & 7-9.
Donations in Katie’s memory
may be made to the New England Pediatric Care, 78 Boston Rd., Billerica, MA
01862.
Funeral for Katie will be held
from the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden on
Tuesday, January 3rd., at 9:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian
Burial in the Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1155 Main St., Wakefield at
11AM. The Rev. William D. Coughlin will be celebrant. Burial will follow in
the Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.
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