Kathleen Mary Williams

WILLIAMS, Kathleen Mary 

APRIL 11, 1938 - DECEMBER 25, 2025

Kathleen (nee O'Shaughnessy), a lifelong resident of Nanaimo, passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Day, at the age of 87. She was a lover of music and theatre, a singer and chorus director, a Tai Chi practitioner, a keen player of Scrabble and Upwords, enjoyed reading murder mysteries with 'a bit of smut' (her words), and was a dedicated Toronto Blue Jays fan. 

Kathleen was a wife, mother, and homemaker. She fulfilled these roles in often difficult circumstances, doing her best to hold diverse, disparate, and strong-willed individuals together as a family while maintaining a household on a limited budget. Her dedication and care are irreplaceable and the loss is felt by us all. 

Predeceased by husband Ralph Bateman and brothers Bob and Pat O’Shaughnessy, Kathleen is survived by her husband Tom Williams, sister Sharon Jenks, children Victor Bateman (Tania Gill), Kristin King, Dan Bateman (Sharon) and Terry Williams, grandchildren Kevin Rees (Karen), Matthew Bateman (Alicia), Sarah Hogman (Mike), Nicolas Williams and Roy Bateman, great-grandchildren Kaylee, Kennedy and James Rees, and Fenna Hogman. 

No Service, by request.

May she rest in peace.