Kathleen T. (Naughton) Kelley

Kathleen T. (Naughton) Kelley, of Hingham and Auburndale, Florida, formerly of Dorchester, died Sunday, March 16, 2025 in The Residences at Penniman Hill in Hingham after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 78.

Kathleen Theresa Naughton was born October 2, 1946 in Boston a daughter of the late Owen and Catherine (Gough) Naughton. Raised in Dorchester she was educated at St. Peter’s Grammar School and graduated from Msgr. Ryan Memorial High School. She worked in the financial services field for many years and became an Officer at Boston Financial Date Services where she loved working.

She and her late husband, Tom, loved travelling and taking cruises. They camped in Maine for years and eventually retired to Florida where they would love entertaining and taking the grandkids to Disney.

Kathy was the beloved wife, best friend and companion to the late Thomas B. Kelley Jr. (May 16, 2020). In addition, she was predeceased by her siblings, William Naughton (late Beverly) and Alice Hall (late Donald).

She leaves her son, Carl M. O’Brien (Lucy) of Plymouth; Tom’s children, John C. Sheehan of Boston and Deborah E. Sheehan of Revere; grandmother of Lauren Mizzi (P.J. Mattos) of Somerset, Rachel Lynch (Daniel) of Bellingham and Ashley O’Brien of Plymouth; great-grandmother of Fiona, Nora, Kayla and Nessa; also survived by nieces and nephews including Mary Hall and her godchild, Natalie Caprarella; also survived by longtime friends, Jane McQuarrie and Gretchen Tondorf, both of Randolph.

Family and friends will honor and remember Kathy’s life by gathering for visitation in the Murphy Funeral Home, 1020 Dorchester Avenue, DORCHESTER, on Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 10 – 11 a.m. Her funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.