Catherine (Reilly) Grimm

Catherine A. Grimm, 81, (nee Reilly), passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024, in Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit at the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ on Friday, January 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will begin in the funeral home on Saturday, January 4 at 9:00 a.m. then to St. Stephen’s R.C. Church, Kearny where a 10:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ.

Born and raised in Newark, NJ, Cathy has lived in Kearny since 1972.

Ms. Grimm was a secretary at Abramson, Quittner, Abramson & Moffa, CPA in Roseland, NJ for twenty years before retiring   five years ago. Prior, she worked in the same capacity at Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company in Newark for several years.

Cathy was an avid reader who especially loved James Patterson novels and often spent her Friday nights with her feet up watching Blue Bloods. Christmas was her favorite time of year and she was notorious for putting up her tree far too early and taking it down late into February. She spent time collecting porcelain Christmas houses and turning them into beautiful villages.

Cathy checked off a bucket list trip to Ireland four short months ago. She toured the cities and countryside with her family while sipping on Irish coffees and enjoying ocean views. Anyone who knew Cathy knew that she surrounded herself with everything Irish and her smiling green eyes will be sorely missed.

She loved being an aunt to her beloved nieces and nephews and often reflected on her time with them. The Crisafi, O’Grady, and Carratura crew will always remain in her heart.

She leaves behind her best friend Susanne Smith with whom she shared common life paths and interests that bonded them. Afternoons shopping at Home Goods and lunches at the diner won’t be the same.

She was a bonus grandmother to many, but especially to Sydney, Emilee, Gabby and Jessica and her fur babies Mojo and Ellie. Her proudest accomplishments in life were her children and grandsons that she lovingly doted on.

Cathy is survived by her children, Jack Grimm, Jr. and his wife, Victoria, Kathleen “Katie” Grimm and Cynthia Ann Grimm and three beloved grandsons, Jack, Cameron and Patrick Grimm.

She was predeceased by her sister, Patricia Crisafi.

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