Catherine Cecilia (nee Dunlavey) Leisse, 79, of Atco, NJ passed away on May 10, 2023.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Cathy was a former resident of Hainesport, NJ.  Cathy was a real estate agent in New Jersey and Connecticut. Prior to retiring in 2014, Cathy was a medical billing manager for the Gastroenterology Group in Mount Laurel.  In her spare time, Cathy liked to spoil her children, visit Atlantic City and Wildwood, was an avid traveler and reader and watched actual medical documentaries.

Beloved wife of Charles A. Leisse for 59 years; loving mother of Suzanne Leisse Oligino, Karen Leisse Marks and Charles Leisse “Chad”; cherished grandmother of Katherine Anne Oligino Cassel (Kevin), Jackson Thomas Oligino, Cody Wallace Marks, Ryan Bertram Marks, Connor Charles Marks and Kevin James Marks; dear sister of Anne “Nanci” Jacobs and Eileen Griffin.  Cathy is predeceased by her parents, Martin Dunlavey and Ottilia (nee Downey) and her brother, James Dunlavey.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Cathy’s visitation on Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM at Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 1603 Marne Highway, Hainesport, New Jersey, 08036. Memorial Mass will follow at 11:00 AM.  Inurnment will follow at Jesus, Bread of Life Cemetery, Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Cathy’s memory to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 1603 Marne Highway, Hainesport, NJ 08036 or Diabetes Research Institute Foundation at https://diabetesresearch.org/.