Katherine D. Padula, 84, wife of Andrew J. Padula of Westport, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018, at home surrounded by family.
Born in Keyport, NJ, on October 25, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lillian Schaeffer Walling.
In addition to her husband of 65 years, Andy, Katherine is survived by her children Cheryl Ann Rowland and her husband Robert of Belair, MD, Elizabeth Renzulli and her husband Donald, Jr. of Weston, CT, and Karen Vartuli and her husband Frank, Jr. of Westport. She is also survived by her grandchildren Andrew, Robert, Jonathan, Jennifer, Donald, Frankie, Katharine and Josh.
Katherine was predeceased in life by eight siblings.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, September 28, at 11:00 AM at St. Luke Church, 84 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT. Interment will follow in Assumption Greens Farms Cemetery, Greens Farms Road, Westport. Friends may visit with the family on Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Collins Funeral Home, 92 East Avenue, Norwalk.
In lieu of flowers contributions in Katherine’s memory may be made to: The American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org or St. Jude, www.stjude.org.