11/05/2025
With regret, I inform you of the passing of Kathleen ("Kay") Corcoran McCarrick
(Family written obituary) Kathleen ("Kay") Corcoran McCarrick, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, entered into eternal rest on November 3, 2025, at the age of 91. Known for her faith, fierce determination, and generous spirit, Kay touched countless lives with her advocacy, her humor, and her boundless love for family and friends.
Born in New York City on August 13, 1934, Kay was the eldest of three children of John Corcoran and Mary ("Peg") Gormley Corcoran. She was raised in the Bronx, where her mother ran a boarding house, and attended Walton High School. Kay graduated from Packard Junior College and began her career as a secretary with Lever Brothers in Manhattan, where she was admired for her sharp intellect and attention to detail.
In 1954, Kay married Tom McCarrick after meeting him at a Manhattan dance. Together they built a life of faith, family, and community, raising seven children in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx, surrounded by a close-knit circle of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Kay was a longtime parishioner of St. Frances de Chantal Church before the family relocated to Mamaroneck, NY in 1976. There, she worshiped at Most Holy Trinity and St. Vito's Churches, and in later years at St. Joseph's in Bronxville, after moving to an assisted living community in Tuckahoe.
With her children raised, Kay returned to work, first at St. Joseph's School for the Deaf and later at a parish rectory in Connecticut, where she approached every task with intelligence and discipline.
Kay lived a rich personal life as well. She was known for her wit, curiosity, and fierce independence. She loved sharing meals around a crowded table, keeping up with current events, and cheering on her children and grandchildren in their endeavors. After Tom's passing in 2012, Kay showed her resilience by building a new circle of friends and activities. At The Fountains in Tuckahoe, she quickly became a "community ambassador," welcoming new residents with warmth and humor, showing them the ropes. She resumed a particular love, painting, and took up a new one, poetry, writing with wit and warmth. Her greatest joy in later years came from visits with her children, grandchildren, and wide circle of friends, always keeping close tabs on everyone's comings and goings.
Kay is predeceased by her parents, John and Peg Corcoran; her husband, Tom; her sons Peter, James, and Timothy; and her granddaughter Leah.
She is survived by her loving children: Thomas and his wife Michelle Retik; Kathleen and her husband Brendan Weiden; John and his wife Dawn McQuade; Colette and her husband Michael Geary; and Matthew and his wife Ariella Stillman; as well as 17 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Maureen O'Sullivan; her brother, John, and his wife Colleen Corcoran; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Her family and friends will remember her for her unwavering devotion, her courage in the face of challenge, and her boundless capacity to love.
Viewing will take place at McGrath's Funeral Home in Bronxville, NY on November 5 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Church in Bronxville, NY on November 6 at 9:45AM, with interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to gather in celebration of Kay's remarkable life.
Though she will be deeply missed, Kay's legacy of faith, advocacy, and love will continue to guide all those she touched.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Kay's memory to St. Joseph's School for the Deaf in the Bronx, NY.
My deepest condolences to the family. May Kay Rest in Peace.
