Catherine Perkins

Catherine Perkins, age 84, affectionately known as “Kitty” or “Aunt Kitty” peacefully transitioned on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Newark, Delaware surrounded by loved ones.

She was the daughter or Roosevelt Sr. and Rosa Perkins. Catherine worked for the federal government prior to retiring. She grew up in Newark, Delaware and later relocated to New York. While living in New York, Catherine was a very active and devoted church member. She was a kind and giving person. She enjoyed listening to music, cooking, traveling, and attending family gatherings. Catherine was a member of the Eastern Star. In 2011, after her husband, Clarence passed away, Catherine decided to move back to Delaware and make it her home.

Her loving and devoted survivors are two sisters: Harriet Griffin of Bear, DE and Beulah Perkins of Philadelphia, PA, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Services for Catherine will be private. She is to be interred in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York.

God’s Garden

God looked around his garden, and he found an empty place.

He then looked down upon this earth, and saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering, he knew you were in pain.

He knew that you would never get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb.

So he closed your weary eyelids, and whispered, “Peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

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