SALISBURY — Catherine Elizabeth “Cathy” (O’Loughlin) Sherwood, 71, of 1 Fowler St. passed on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Robert P. “Bullett” Sherwood who passed on May 31, 2019.
Cathy was born Oct. 16, 1953, in Sharon, daughter of the late Thomas and Elvira (Peixeiro) O’Loughlin.
Cathy graduated from Salisbury Central School and Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village in 1972. Cathy worked for many years as a Rural Route Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Salisbury. She retired July 31, 2013. She was a communicant of St. Martin of Tours Parish St. Mary Church. Cathy loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She was remembered for her sense of humor, and her ability to be a mother to everyone. She loved the beach, watching the ocean and visiting lighthouses.
Cathy was predeceased by her son, Joseph Sherwood in 2015. She is survived by Joseph’s family, his wife Joy, and sons Joseph Jr. and Colin of Salisbury, her son William Sherwood and his late wife Katy (Roussis) and their family, Jase, Abigale, and Carter of Salisbury, her son Thomas Sherwood and his wife Marie (Castagna) and their son Jaycob of Salisbury, and her daughter Jessica Sherwood and her husband Moussa Djiba of Salisbury. Cathy is also survived by her brother, Thomas O’Loughlin and his wife Ann and daughter Amanda, and her sister Karen Ligi and her husband Mark and son Dylan all of Newport, North Carolina.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m. in St. Martin of Tour Parish St. Mary Church 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville, Connecticut. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Cobble Road, Salisbury, Connecticut. Calling hours will be held at the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home 118 Main St., Canaan, Connecticut on Friday, Nov. 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. Memorial donations may be sent to the Jane Lloyd Fund c/o Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation 800 North Main St., Sheffield, MA 01257-9503.
