Catherine J. Medwid

Catherine Julia (Mokomel) Medwid, a resident of Dedham for almost 50 years, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital.  She was 89.  Catherine was born June 20, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Ukrainian immigrants Michael and Julia (Burovitsky) Mokomel. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and worked as a saleswoman for T.D. Whitney’s in Boston for 10 years and then as an expeditor for Allied Container Company in Dedham for 8 years until her retirement.  Catherine was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing and painting. She was the wife of the late John Stephen Medwid and the mother of the late Richard A. Medwid.  Catherine is survived by her daughter, Janice Merritt, and Janice’s husband Michael, of Dedham; three grandchildren, Richard Medwid, Eric Medwid, and John Merritt; one great grandson, Scott Medwid, and her daughter-in-law Colleen Medwid.  Visiting hours will be held Wednesday, January 25th from 9 to 11 AM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham followed by a graveside service at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston at 11:30 AM.