Kathleen Roy Beesley, of 415 Briarwood Dr., Guilford, died on April 17 in Branford after a long illness. She was born on January 3, 1945, in New Haven, the daughter of Lucien and Kathleen Callahan Roy. She was the widow of Neil Beesley, who died in 1993. Mrs. Beesley was a very active communicant of St. Clare Church, serving as a Eucharistic minister, a member of the choir, and of the Ladies Guild. Kathie graduated from West Haven High School, and prior to her retirement in 1998, worked in accounting and owned a book store, Bees Paperbacks.

She is survived by her sons, Neil Beesley and his wife Cindy of Guilford and Timothy Beesley of West Haven; her siblings Richard Roy and his wife Patricia of Milford, Regina Beausejour and her husband Donald of Guilford, and Lucien Roy and his wife Arlene of Ansonia; and her grandchildren Colin, Jillian, and Vanessa Beesley.

The funeral procession will assemble on April 23 at 9 a.m. at Clancy Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven, and will proceed to a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial in St. Clare Church, 234 Coe Ave., East Haven. Calling hours will be held on April 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans. For an online obituary, please visit www.ClancyFuneralHome.com.