Katherine S. Beardsley, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2025, in Wilmington, DE.
Originally from Chester, PA, Katherine attended St. Hedwig’s Elementary School and later graduated from Notre Dame Catholic Girls High School in Moylan, PA.
Through the years she was an active member of Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington as well as Holy Rosary Church in Claymont. She was a member of St. Hedwig’s Seniors Club as well as the Sun Oil Retiree’s Club.
Katherine was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Jesse L. Beardsley, as well as her mother, Katherine Schad, her father, John Schad, and her brother, John Schad.
She is survived by her daughter, Jude Moser and her husband, Mark, and her son, Jesse Beardsley and his wife Mary. She is additionally survived by her grandchildren, Chelsea, Devon (Adam), Chase (Sarah), Ridge (Samantha), Madeline, and Samuel as well as 2 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Mary Ann Ling and brother, Gerard Schad, and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 11:00am at Church of the Holy Child, 2500 Naamans Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial donation to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware. Donations can be made by mail to the attention of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware, 611 S. Dupont Highway, Suite 201 Dover, DE 19901 or online at https://cacofde.org/donation/. Please list Katherine’s name in the memo line when making the donation.
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