Katherine Genevieve Sheehan, 99, passed away Thursday August 28, 2014.

A native of Wilmington, N.C., she was the daughter of the late James B. and Katherine H. Sheehan. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross, charter member and secretary of the Telephone Pioneers of America and retired from C & P Telephone Co. of Richmond with 40 years of service.

Ms. Sheehan is survived by her seven nieces and nephews, Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr. (Ret.), James E. Gehman, Kathleen Wallace, Margaret Lanman, Sarah K. Higginbotham, Charles F. Higginbotham and Elizabeth H. Phelps and seven great nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Thursday September 4, 2014 in St. Paul Catholic Church, 518 High Street, Portsmouth, VA by the Rev. Jet Garcia. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home, 1926 High Street, Portsmouth, VA. Condolences may be registered at bwfosterfuneralhome.com.