Kathleen Patricia Dinsmore

Kathleen Patricia Dinsmore obituary, Cranford, NJ

Kathleen Patricia Dinsmore

Kathleen Dinsmore Obituary

Visit the Gray Memorial Funeral Home - Cranford website to view the full obituary.

Kathleen P. Dinsmore (nee Doyle), of Cranford, died at home surrounded by her family on Monday, July 7, 2025 at the age of 66.

Relatives and friends are invited to participate in her Funeral Mass of the Resurrection at St. John the Apostle, 1805 Penbrook Terrace, Linden, NJ at 10AM Saturday, July 12, 2025. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ. Kathleen’s Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00PM Friday July 11th at Gray Memorial Funeral Home, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford.

Kathleen Dinsmore attended Kean University and worked for Elizabethtown Gas as an accountant for 41 years starting her career in 1981.

Kathleen was predeceased by her parents, William and Alice Doyle and her brother Patrick Doyle.

She is survived by her children, Courtney Morris and spouse Jeff, Jonathan Dinsmore and spouse Ryan Furbush, Allison Dinsmore and spouse William Schlissel; seven grandchildren, Zoe, Sierra, Tristan, Peyton, Juliet, Morgan, Derek and her siblings, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister who will never be forgotten.

Please go to: www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Gray Memorial Funeral Home - Cranford

12 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ 07016

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