Catherine A. Gabrielli

Catherine A. Gabrielli obituary, Dedham, MA

Catherine A. Gabrielli

Catherine Gabrielli Obituary

Visit the Folsom Funeral Service – Dedham Chapel website to view the full obituary.

Catherine Ann (Hassey) Gabrielli, a resident of Dedham and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, died Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 91. Catherine was born February 28, 1934 in Dedham, Massachusetts a daughter of Chester and Elizabeth (Byran) Hassey. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1952. Ann was known for her fun-loving personality and her love of celebrating every holiday and occasion. She especially cherished Christmas Eve, a tradition she made memorable for the entire family. Her joy for decorating, hosting, and bringing people together created traditions that will continue through her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. We will carry her memory forward in the celebrations she inspired and the time we share together. Ann leaves behind a lifetime of love, laughter, and family moments that we will always hold dear. Ann was the wife of the late Armando Gabrielli; the sister of the late Pat Tradd, and Warren, Richard, Gerald Hassey; and the grandmother of the late Matthew. She is survived by her son, Armando Gabrielli, and his wife Linda, of Raynham; her five daughters, Beth Cormack, and her husband Frank of Dedham, Amanda Shruhan, and her late husband Jack, of North Attleboro, Kim Gabrielli of East Bridgewater, Glenda Donovan, and her husband Kenneth, of East Bridgewater, and Bette Golden, and her husband Robert, of Hyde Park. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Jane Hassey, of Mashpee, as well as her 12 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held Monday, December 15th from 10 to noon at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham with a funeral service at noon in the funeral home. Private interment will be in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham. In lieu of flowers, donations to St, Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-9959, or online at https://www.stjude.org/, would be appreciated.

Folsom Funeral Service – Dedham Chapel

87 Milton St, Dedham, MA 02026

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