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Katherine Louise Grace
Beacon Falls-Katherine Louise (Getlein) Grace, 82, beloved wife of Edmund "Ned" Grace, passed away peacefully at Griffin Hospital on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, surrounded by loving family and friends.
Born in Derby, CT, on January 28, 1943, Kathy was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marguerite (Kiely) Getlein.
Kathy's greatest joy was her family. In addition to her husband, Ned, the love of her life for 61 years of marriage, she leaves her daughter, Jennifer Grace of Woodbury, Connecticut; son, Ned Grace, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Hazel of Cambridge, England; son, Sean Grace, and daughter-in-law, Dahlia of Hamden, Connecticut.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, 25 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls. To send an online condolence or share a memory, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com .

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Published by The New Haven Register on Jul. 13, 2025.

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