August 23 2015: CLEARY, Kathryn Jeanne

Kathryn Jeanne Cleary (Age 68)

On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends, Jeannie joined her husband of 40 years, Bill, in heaven. Born in Washington, DC to Robert and Kathryn Achstetter, she married and moved to Beltsville, MD to raise her family. She returned to the workforce to become a cryptanalyst for the NSA, retiring in 2010. She was the beloved mother of Kirsten (Robert) Zuzin, Bridgid (Christopher) Houbeck, Shannon (Adam) Holt, and Maura (Stephen) Anthony; grandmother of Meg, Rhett, and Nadia; sister of Robert, Christine (Art) Burket and Stephen (Carol). Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, 20901 (Valet Parking), Monday, August 24, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 11011 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705 on Tuesday, August 25 at 11 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancer at https://ruesch.georgetown.edu

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Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Inc.
500 University Blvd. West
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Phone: 301.593.9500