Avis de décès de Patricia-Anne Egan

Patricia Anne Egan ScotiaPatricia Anne Egan (Petronela Stachnik), age 89, passed on peacefully, Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Our Lady Of the Meadows in Richford, VT. Patricia was born in North Hampton, MA. She was the daughter of the late Emma Chakas and lived in the Albany and Schenectady, NY area. Patricia was a registered nurse, who loved her profession. She graduated from The College of St. Rose School of Nursing in 1946. Patricia inspired others in her family to attain higher education and to dedicate themselves to high professional standards and personal ethics. She practiced nursing in many settings including neonatology, industrial nursing, school health and nursing administration. Patricia spent more than 25 years as a nursing administrator at the Baptist Retirement Center in Scotia, NY. She was a gifted quilter and an avid reader. She won many prizes and accolades for her beautiful quilt work, including a spectacular Baltimore Album Quilt, which won the Viewer's Choice Award at the Champlain Valley Quilters Guild Show at Shelburne Farms in 2008. Patricia was a devoted Catholic, and a member of Saint John the Evangelist in Schenectady, NY and Saint Rose of Lima in South Hero, VT. Patricia was generous and kind, she loved to entertain and visit with friends and family. Patricia was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Donald C. Egan. Together they spent many happy years at their home on Sunnyside Road in Scotia, NY before retiring to Vermont. Throughout her life, Patricia remained a dedicated, loving wife, mother and a proud grandmother. She leaves behind her daughter, Carol Anne Egan; and her grandchildren, Erin Patrice Mora, Thomas Egan Mora, Anne Katherine Mora, and Isabel Rose Mora of North Hero, VT. Patricia is also survived by her sisters, Helen T. Zak of New Bern, NC and Anne Bishop of Topsail Beach, NC. In keeping with her wishes she will be cremated and the Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 5 at 10 a.m. at St. Anne's Shrine, 92 St. Anne's Rd., Isle La Motte with Rev. Lawrence Ridgley officiating. Interment will take place at the convenience of the family in Schenectady, NY. Private condolences may be sent to Patricia's family online through www.spearsfuneral home.com.