Catherine Veronica McFarland, 91, of Milford, beloved wife of the late Howard Thomas McFarland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.  Born on July 13, 1926 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Margaret and Thomas Mitchell.   

Catherine leaves behind her daughter, Gayle (Terry) Gates; sons, Kevin, Thom, and John (Janet) McFarland; grandchildren, Amber, Katie, Kellie, Joseph, Shannon, and Ryan; great-grandchildren, Cole, Cooper, Kylie, Connor, EJ, Madison, Angelo, Austin, Jaiden, Bella, and Avery. She was predeceased by her siblings, Margaret, Irene, Florence, Thomas, Peter and John.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, August 21, 2017 at 12 p.m. at Saint Agnes Church, 400 Merwin Ave., Milford (MEET DIRECTLY AT CHURCH). Interment will follow at Saint Mary Cemetery, Buckingham Ave., Milford. Friends and family may call on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CODY-WHITE FUNERAL HOME, 107 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460.