Kathleen Kershaw Roberts

March 26, 1941 - June 10, 2019

Kathleen Kershaw Roberts, daughter of the late Izear Kershaw and Mary Emma McLaughlin, as well as loving daughter of the parents who raised her, William and Martha Louise Kershaw, was born Wednesday, March 26, 1941, in Harrisburg, PA. Kathleen graduated from Central Dauphin High School where she was a Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee. She retired from the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. As a faithful member of United Baptist Church, Kathleen served as Treasurer, Church Secretary, Choir Director and with the Kitchen Committee and Supper Club. Among Kathleen’s most enjoyable activities were following the National Football League and the National Basketball Association teams, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Foremost, Kathleen loved helping others. She was not only a loving, devoted mother to her children, but she was also a “from-the-heart” loving mother and grandmother to many. On Monday, June 10, 2019, at seventy-eight years of age, Kathleen exchanged mortality for immortality with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She leaves to emulate her legacy of love, faith and dedication: one son, Robert Roberts Jr. of Oberlin, PA; one daughter, Stacei L. Roberts of Baltimore, MD; three sisters, Mary Ellen Wallace (George) of Hampton, VA, Patricia Kershaw of Harrisburg, PA, Brenda Glenn of Oberlin, PA; one brother, Reginald Cameron of Durham, NC; one grandson, Amani Glenn, three great-granddaughters, Amiyah, Ayanna and Ayva Glenn, all of Las Vegas, NV; aunt, Marzetta Roberts; children from her heart, Kaj, Nicole, Keith, Darryl, Paul, Tony, Tom and twelve grandchildren; godchildren, Dawn Reeves, Deborah Reeves-Waters, Lori Brown, Shelby Wilkerson; best friends, Marie Mack, Wilma Jackson, LaDelle Ingram, Alverta Harty; United Baptist Supper Club Friends, Barb Faulkner, Veronica Purdy; Parole Board Supper Club, LaDelle Ingram, Ebony Anderson, Karen Williams; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Submitted with our Everlasting Love, The Family of Kathleen Kershaw Roberts