Kathleen Blaum

Kathleen F. Blaum, 90, died Thursday at her residence at the Village at Greenbriar.

Born January 11, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late James V. and Catherine Dooley Fisher.

Kathleen was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Class of 1939 and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1942.

Prior to marriage Mrs. Blaum was a registered nurse practicing in private duty and at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.

Kathleen was a member of the Parish of Saint Therese in Shavertown. She was a former long-time member of the Parish of Holy Saviour and its Altar and Rosary Society in Wilkes-Barre. She was an active volunteer in the former Mercy Hospital Auxiliary and with the American Red Cross.

Her husband, Louis C. Blaum, MD died June 7, 2002. Brothers, Joseph and John Fisher also preceded her in death.

She will be missed by her children, Louis C. Blaum, Jr. MD of Jenkins Twp., James P. Blaum, Esquire of Shavertown, Kevin J. Blaum of Kingston, Mollie Blaum-Sherbin of Los Altos, California and Eugene J. Blaum of Malvern; sixteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, James V. Fisher of Wilkes-Barre.

Celebration of Kathleen’s Life will be held Tuesday at 9 AM from McLaughlin’s, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM in the Church of Saint Therese. Interment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.

Visitation will be held at McLaughlin's on Monday from 4 to 8 PM.

Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to St. Vincent DePaul Kitchen, 39 East Jackson Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18701-2709.

Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Kathleen’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com