PATRICIA ANN STE. MARIE - SHELDON - Patricia Ann Ste. Marie, 68, passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Sheldon. She was born in Burlington on July 26, 1945, the daughter of the late William N. Patch II and Mary (Burbank) Gates. Patricia was raised from the age of two by her late grandparents, Charles and Eva Burbank. Patricia graduated from Peoples Academy, and earned her associates degree from Champlain College. She married George P. Ste. Marie on June 24, 1964. Patricia enjoyed playing cribbage, knitting, crocheting, quilting and making clothes and afghans for family and friends. She also made the best rolls, beans and head cheese in all of Vermont. Patricia worked as a cook at the Dairy Center for several years, and also helped George on the farm, which they bought in 1973. She leaves behind her husband, George P. Ste. Marie of Sheldon; three children, Ellen Ste. Marie and fiance, Paige Horner, of Enosburg, Constance Ashton of Franklin, and Mark Ste. Marie and wife, Kathy Burns, of Sheldon; grandchildren, MandyJane Mayotte and husband, Ethan, Rarity Ashton, Ethan Tibbits and Hannah, Melanie and Justine Ste. Marie; brother, William N. Patch III and wife, Margaret, of Wolcott; sister, Brenda Hurlburt of Nyssa, Ore.; half brother, Gary Patch of Hyde Park; best friend, Jeanie Lauzan of Morristown; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and grandparents, Patricia was predeceased by her granddaughter, Zoe Eva Ashton; and a brother, Gary Patch. Patricia's family would like to thank Bayada Hospice nurses, Therese Giles and Janine Wisniewski, for the care given to her. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 116 Church St., Fairfield, with the Rev. Leonidas Laroche celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Private messages of condolence may be sent to Patricia's family online through www.spearsfuneralhome.com. For those who wish, contributions in Patricia's memory may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, National Council of the United States, 58 Progress Parkway, St. Louis, MO 63043-3706; or to the Schreiner's Hospital for Children - Burn Unit, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114.