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Catherine "Kay" Thornton (Gallagher)

August 10, 1930 - April 23, 2017

Service Date: April 27, 2017

Cemetery Mount Olivet Cemetery

Church Corpus Christi Parish

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Kay Thornton, 86, West Pittston, passed into the loving arms of our Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family.

She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Madelyn (Merrick) Gallagher.

Kay was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Wilkes-Barre, where she found her love for music. An accomplished pianist since the age of 10, she possessed an extraordinarily beautiful voice with a keen ability to harmonize. Her piano and singing brought love and joy into the hearts of all who knew her.

Kay and Bob were original members of the local Glenn Miller Society of the 70’s, and later the Big Band Society. She was also a member of the “Red Hat Society Blooms and Bubbles of Greater Pittston”. Many recall Kay’s many years of employment at the Fashion Bug store where her fondness of creative window displays was apparent. Kay’s love of family was surpassed only by her deep devotion to Christ and the Blessed Mother Mary.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Catherine (Thornton) Kline and granddaughter Orlena Kline.

Survivors include her husband Robert of 62 years, sons Robert and wife Brenda, Bethany Beach DE, William and companion Carol, West Pittston, Patrick and wife Hwa Suk, Bowie MD, Brian and wife Leza, West Pittston, daughters Erin Thornton, West Pittston, Mary Pat Appel and husband John, West Wyoming, Holly Hennebaul and husband Charles, Harvey’s Lake, Kelly Mayes and husband Chris, Beaumont TX, 36 grandchildren and great grandchildren, brother Bernard Gallagher, Maryland Heights, MO, and sister Rose (Gallagher) McKeown, Wilkes-Barre.

Funeral will be held Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Anthony L. Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am in Corpus Christi Parish/Immaculate Conception Church, Luzerne Ave, West Pittston, with Monsignor John Sempa, Pastor, officiating. Interment will be held in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton section of Wyoming. Friends and family may call Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to Corpus Christi Church, 605 Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, PA 18643 or to Hospice of The Sacred Heart, 130 Wilkes-Barre Twp., Blvd., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Contact

Phone 570-823-1358
Fax 570-829-6699

Address

20 South Main St.
Plains, PA 18705

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