Kathleen "Kay" Mitchell

Kathleen "Kay" Mitchell passed away on August 9, 2011 after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Paula Markle, with whom she lived.

Mrs. Mitchell, a lifelong resident of Westborough was born on July 10, 1935 to George and Roselma (Tetreault) Lynch. She was a 1953 graduate of Westborough High School and Salter Secretarial School in 1954. Kay worked many years at Westborough Nursing Home and for the Westborough School Department. She was a member of St. Luke's Church and the Westborough Senior Center. In 2009, Kay moved in with her daughter Paula and her family in Boylston.

Kay enjoyed cooking, sewing, crafting, playing cards and board games. She loved hosting holiday parties and Sunday dinners for her family. Kay enjoyed vacationing in Maine or on Cape Cod. She always said that her greatest joy in life was raising her six children. She was a very kind, generous person who was always available to help those in need whether cooking meals, driving to doctor appointments or just being there to talk.

Her husband of 44 years, Paul C. Mitchell, died in 2000. Kay was also predeceased by a daughter, Eileen Mitchell in 2007. Mrs. Mitchell leaves a son, Paul Mitchell of Attleboro and four daughters: Paula Markle and her husband David of Boylston, Maureen Mitchell Ravenelle and her husband Rene of East Brookfield, Kathleen Mitchell of Worcester, and Christine Gaffney and her husband Stephen of Worcester. She also leaves eight grandchildren: Laura and Brian Markle, Ashley and Megan Ravenelle, Julie Mitchell, and Daniel, Sean and Erin Gaffney. Kay leaves her sister, Marylou Giorgi and her husband Charlie of Shrewsbury; a brother, George Lynch and his wife Beverly of Kennebunk ME and her cousins, Shirley and Roderick Lynch both of Westborough and many nieces and nephews.

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, August 12, at 10:30 A.M. in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial will follow in St. Luke's Cemetery. There are no calling hours.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Kay's name to either UMass Memorial Hospice, 333 South Street, 4th Fl., Shrewsbury, MA 01545 or Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc, 411 Chandler St, Worcester MA 01602. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home, 62 West Main St.

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