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Colleen Loretto McCarthy
1956 - 2023
Colleen Loretto McCarthy
1956 - 2023
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Colleen McCarthy Obituary
Colleen was born on September 25, 1956 in Milford, Delaware to Daniel and Patricia McCarthy.
She graduated from Centerville High School and Wright State University. Colleen made beautiful friendships in every walk of life. Her employment included retail sales, teaching children and providing administrative assistance.
Butterflies and angels signified hope and helpfulness to Colleen through her struggles with chronic illness,and we hold dear all of her caregivers and friends.
Colleen is preceded in death by her mother Patricia Jane Kennedy McCarthy, and her grandparents George and Loretta Kennedy, and Daniel and Loretto McCarthy.
Colleen leaves behind her father Daniel J McCarthy Jr. and her siblings Kathy (Joe) Hansen, Mary Ellen McCarthy, Peggy (Dave) Brooker, Dan (Martha) McCarthy III , Trish (Tom Rubens)McCarthy and her nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Vincent DePaul stvincentdayton.org/
and Ohio Hospice of Dayton
HospiceofDayton.org
A Life Celebration will be held at a later date in Taneytown, Maryland. Friends, remember to celebrate life each day.
Funeral arrangements by Neptune Society
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Kathy Shipley
February 7, 2023
My sincere condolences to the loving McCarthy family.
Kathy Rubey Shipley
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