Kathleen Plovnick

Plovnick, Kathleen Rudolph, of Waban, Massachusetts, passed away on December 5, 2024. Survived by her devoted family: husband Herbert Plovnick; son Robert and his wife Lucy Holmes Plovnick, their children Kevin, Rosemary and Valerie; son Andrew Plovnick; and daughter Caitlin Plovnick and her husband Brent Miller. Kathy grew up in Middleborough, Massachusetts, and was the valedictorian at her High School graduation. She attended Boston University, where she and Herb met at the beginning of their freshman year. She received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in biology there. She then worked in medical research in the Department of Endocrinology at Boston University Medical School. She later returned to Boston University to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in electoral engineering. She worked for many years at Meditech, a medical information technology company, from which she retired in 2015. Her love of cats was well known and there were always one or two rescue cats in the family. She loved to read and was an expert at word puzzles. Her family treasured her dry sense of humor and her famous chocolate chip cookies. Interment will be private. A celebration of Kathleen’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Newton at Home, 206 Waltham St., Newton, MA 02465, or the Newton Food Pantry, 1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA 02459.