Catherine A. Gorzkowski, 87, of Wethersfield, beloved widow of John S. Gorzkowski, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Francolini) Blanchette. As a child, her family moved to Hartford and she grew up on Lenox St. in a 3-family house with her parents, brother, grandfather, aunts, uncles, and many cousins. She graduated from Weaver High School, class of 1951. She later moved to Wethersfield, where she raised her family and resided for 65 years.

Catherine worked at G. Fox, Sage-Allen, and then for 20 years at CT DOT, where her roles included executive secretary to the commissioner and project accountant. She was also a long-time communicant of Corpus Christi Church, Wethersfield, and was involved in the Wethersfield Senior Computer Learning Center as both a student and an instructor. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading, family genealogy, and gardening. She loved getting together regularly with a group of long-time friends from her days at both Vine Street School and Weaver.

Catherine and her husband John were married for 60 years and loved to travel. They cruised the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, the Mediterranean, Alaska, and Hawaii. For over 30 years, they also enjoyed spending time at the cottage they built at Lake Chaffee in Ashford.

Catherine leaves her 3 sons: John Gorzkowski Jr. of Wethersfield, Thomas Gorzkowski and his wife Lisa of Norwalk, and Kenneth Gorzkowski and his wife Debra of Enfield. She also leaves her 5 grandchildren: Megan Amrich and her husband Christopher, Amy Kundrat and her husband Michael, Andrew Gorzkowski and his girlfriend Lisa, Brian Gorzkowski and his fiancée Bridget, and Leslie Gorzkowski and her fiancé Sean. Additionally, she leaves her great-grandson, James Amrich, as well as her brother, Paul Blanchette Jr. of St. Augustine, FL.

She also leaves many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, April 29, 2021, 11:00 am at Christ The King Parish- Corpus Christi Church, 601 Silas Deane Hwy., Wethersfield, CT. Family and friends are asked to go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield. For the safety of all, the family requests that you wear masks and follow safe social-distancing practices at both the church and cemetery. There are no calling hours.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wethersfield Senior Computer Learning Center, 505 Silas Deane Hwy. Wethersfield, CT 06109; The Passionist Communications Sunday Mass, P.O. Box 111, Rye Brook, NY 10573; or a charity of the donor's choice. To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com (a video presentation of the funeral mass will also be available on this site by the next day.)