East Bridgewater – Kathleen F. (Sullivan) Serpa 82, died Monday June 2, in her East Bridgewater home, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Serpa. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marguerite (Campbell) Sullivan and a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of 1948 where she attained the honor of “Class Valedictorian”. She then furthered her education graduating from Trinity College in Washington, DC. Prior to retiring as the Assistant Clerk of Courts for Barnstable Superior Court, she worked for many years at the law firm of Terzian & Terzian in Whitman and in the Clerk of Courts office of the Brockton Superior Court. She is survived by her loving children Kevin Serpa and his wife Marcia of CT, Michael Serpa and his wife Rebecca of NH, Erin Jacobson and her husband Peter of East Bridgewater, and Colin Serpa of NH, her sister Marie Butler of Mashpee. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Phyllis Pollock. Her funeral mass will be held Saturday June 7 at 9 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, School Street, Whitman. Burial will follow in the St. James Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Friday June 6 from 5-8 PM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of the following charities, suggested by her grandchildren; Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program, 55 Coogan Blvd. Mystic, CT 06355 (https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/MysticAquarium/OnlineDonation.html) select Marine Animal Rescue; St. Vincent DePaul East Bridgewater Food Pantry C/O St. John Church, 210 Central Street, East Bridgewater, MA 02333; Catholic Charities of Maine, Box 10660, Portland, ME 04104 (www.ccmaine.org); Hope For the Warriors, 5101C Backlick Road, Annandale, VA 22003 (www.hopeforthewarriors.org) or the Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 S. Bay Ave., Boston, MA 02118 (www.gbfb.org)
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