Kathy Anne Beckwith, age 62, of Wakefield died Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in Cambridge on January 17, 1954 she was the daughter of Marion A. (Anningson) Simpson of Londonderry, NH and the late George A. Simpson. Kathy was raised in Somerville and Medford and was a graduate of Medford High School, Class of 1971. She later received her Associates Degree from Bunker Hill Community College in 1993. Kathy had worked as a Secretary for the Boston Bruins, where she worked for many years before going to work as a Registered Nurse for Cab Health and Recovery. She was a member of the Old South Church in Reading.