Kathleen Sweeney

Kathleen Alice (Casey) Sweeney, 72, of Derby, Vermont, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025. Formerly of Cambridge and Melrose, Massachusetts, Kathleen cherished spending summers in Vermont with her late husband before making it her permanent home.

Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Kathleen was the daughter of the late William and Lucille (Tremblay) Casey. She grew up in North Cambridge alongside her four sisters and four brothers and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Cambridge.

In 1975, Kathleen married William Sherman, and together they settled in Melrose, Massachusetts, where they raised their four children. She took great pride in creating a warm and loving home as a housewife and mother. Later in life, she worked at the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in Somerville, Massachusetts, and at Catholic Charities, where she instilled in her children the value of service to others.

Kathleen was predeceased by her second husband, Raymond Sweeney, in 2014.

She is survived by her four children: William J. Sherman and his wife Sadie of Wilmington, Massachusetts; Melissa T. Karpinsky and her husband David of Hampstead, New Hampshire; Paul Sherman and his wife Tara of Billerica, Massachusetts; and Katie Michaud and her husband Eric of Wilmington, Massachusetts. She also leaves behind seven beloved grandchildren: Keelyn, Jason, Joseph, Jack, Patrick, Matthew, and Elsie.

Her surviving siblings include William Casey of Delaware and Lucille Vasconcellos and Paul Casey of Massachusetts. She was predeceased by her siblings Sandra Seward, Robert Casey, Thomas Casey, Mary Caruso, and Eileen Patrick. Kathleen is also fondly remembered by her 21 nieces and nephews.

A Catholic Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church, 46 Myrtle Street, Melrose, Massachusetts. Interment will take place privately at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to NAMI, P.O. Box 49104, Baltimore, MD 21297.