Kathleen A. (Gill) Forester, age 79, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on July 8, 2026. She was the beloved wife for 60 years of Joseph L. Forester.

Born in Winchester, Kathleen was the daughter of Joseph P. and Dorothy A. (Shea) Gill. She was raised and educated in Woburn where she attended St. Charles School and was a graduate of Woburn High School with the class of 1964.

Kathleen spent her career as a Payroll Benefits specialist with the Ninety-Nine Restaurant Group. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with her husband, Joe, and she could always be found enjoying weekend afternoon lunches with her daughters coupled with fun shopping sprees! Holidays were always filled with lots of laughter, music and games where she showed her true competitiveness! Her family shared that she was kind, loving, strong-willed and delighted in her Irish heritage and sense of independence. Her husband, children and puppy were her everything and it showed.

In addition to her husband Joe, Kathleen is lovingly survived by her three daughters: Cynthia Forester and her husband Bruce Parnell of Winchester, Christine Spencer and her husband Ryan Spencer of Billerica, Carolyn Forester and her partner Brian Honeycutt of Billerica. She was the dear sister of Joey Gill and his wife Donna of Tewksbury and the late Steven Gill, and the sister-in-law of Leo Forester. Kathleen was the cherished aunt of Brian Gill, Amy Parenteau, Carl Forester, Kathleen Utz, Angela DiBenedetto, Steven Gill, Jr., Roth Gill, Audrey Mamrosh, Craig Forester and Candice Honan.

Visiting Hours will be held in the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 9AM-12 noon. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.