Mary Kathleen “Kate” Sullivan, 71, of Rockport, formerly of Bedford, passed away on April 23, 2016.

She was the loving mother of Zachary Lewis Keeting of New Haven, Conn., Emily Kate Ullman of Salem, Mass., Hannah Kathleen Welsh of Conway, N.H., and Sarah Joanne Ullman of Portland, Maine. Kate was the beloved daughter of the late Albert J. and Josephine A. Sullivan. She was the dear sister of Jody Thrasher of Newton, Albert Sullivan, Jr. and his wife, Anne of Framingham, David A. Sullivan and his wife, Rose of Boston, Christopher Sullivan and his wife, Liza of Florida, Clare Sullivan of Rockport and Mark Sullivan and his wife, Lisa of Ashland. Devoted grandmother of Samuel and Adeline Kate Vietzke, Grace Hannah Welsh, and Annabelle Mary Welsh. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Late veteran U.S. Air Force Vietnam.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather at the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington Street, Winchester, on Friday, April 29, at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Funeral Service at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester.