Katherine M. Blanchette R.N.

July 17, 1948 - February 2, 2021

Katherine M. (Keogh) Blanchette, R.N., 72, a resident of Lawrence, MA passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Lawrence General Hospital. The daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Sawyer) Keogh, Katherine was born in Lawrence and educated in the local schools. She was a 1966 graduate of Lawrence High School and then went on to graduate from the Lawrence General School of Nursing. Katherine had worked as a Registered Nurse at Lawrence General Hospital for 35 years before going on to Commonwealth Hematology and Oncology. She retired from the Dana Farber. Katherine loved to travel especially to Disney World. She also loved to shop and go out to eat as well as watching Game Show Network and spending time with her family. The widow of Dennis V. Blanchette, members of Katherine’s family include her daughter Michelle A. Houle and her husband Mark S. Houle of Methuen, MA, her son Brian T. Blanchette and his wife Nicole (Alex) Blanchette of Lawrence, MA, and her sister Frances S. Keogh also of Lawrence as well as many loving relatives and friends. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish at St. Theresa’s Church, 22 Plymouth St., Methuen, MA. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lawrence, MA. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA. Social distancing as well as the wearing of masks will be required. Memorial contributions may be made in Katherine’s name to the Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, MA, 01842. To send an online condolence or for more information, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.