Kathryn M. (Vaicaitis) Schofield

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Kathryn M. (Vaicaitis) Schofield, 71, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Rev. Mr. Deacon William J. Schofield of Christ the King Church in West Warwick.

Born in New York, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Vaicaitis. Kathryn was co-director of Youth Ministry at St. Benedict Church in Warwick and a communicant of Christ the King Church. She was formerly employed as a secretary at St. Ann School in Providence.

Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Todd Schofield and his wife, Kelly, and one daughter, Tricia Schofield Bezek and her husband, Keith; two brothers, Sylvan and Michael Vaicaitis; one sister, Monica Sahn; five grandchildren, Joseph Schofield and his wife Laura, Kayla Brothers and her husband Joshua, Tabitha Martineau and her husband Jason, Kyle Couture and Todd Schofield Jr.; and five great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Peter Vaicaitis.

Her funeral will be held Thursday, February 6 at 8:30 a.m. from Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Christ the King Church, Legris Ave. (Rte. 117) at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours are Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 4-7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the American Lung Association, 260 West Exchange St., Providence, RI 02903 would be appreciated. For information and condolences visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.