Katherine Rose Nielsen (nee Romeo) of Bethel, CT passed away on August 31, 2025, at the age of 84. Born in Greenwich, CT on May 25, 1941, to the late Dominick and Elizabeth Romeo (nee Carbino), Katherine worked for over 35 years as cashier and bookkeeper for GranCentral Market, union representative in most of their 12 stores based out of Stamford, CT.
She is the loving mother of Arnie Nielsen (Karen), cherished grandmother of Danielle Nielsen, Stephen and Jessica Selvage and the dear sister of Dominick “Donnie” Romeo, Salvatore “Sam” Romeo (Mary) and the late Joseph Romeo (Gloria “Chicky”).
She was predeceased by her sister-in-law, Mary Romeo. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and her two cats Willow and Evie whom she loved deeply.
To honor Katherine’s life, family and friends will gather on Sunday September 7, 2025 from 2:00pm – 6:00pm at Coxe & Graziano Funeral home, 134 Hamilton Ave, Greenwich, CT. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11:00am Monday at St. Catherine of Siena R.C. Church in Riverside, CT.
In lieu of flowers donations in her name to ROAR of Ridgefield will be accepted at www.roar-ridgefield.org Committal will be private. For
more information or to place an online condolence see www.coxeandgraziano.com