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Mary Patricia "Pat" Mccarthy
August 2, 1922 — September 19, 2011
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McCarthy, Mary Patricia "Pat"
died peacefully at home on Monday, September 19 with her husband Joseph F. ("Joe") by her side. Pat was born in Manson, Iowa. She graduated summa cum laude from Iowa State University, where she and Joe met at a dance on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed.
They married on September 21, 1946. Wednesday would have been their 65th wedding anniversary.
Pat is survived by Joe and their six children: Michael (Andrea) of Port Huron, Daniel of Washington, DC, David (Lydia) of Grand Rapids, Mary (James – deceased) Taylor of Charlotte, James of Jonesville, and Jane of Madison, Wisconsin, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Matthew and Frances O'Leary, and her brother David.
Pat was an active parishioner at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church for over fifty years. She put in many hours over many years volunteering at church, and also benefitted her community by delivering Meals on Wheels, volunteering at Foote Hospital, tutoring children in reading, and volunteering at Lumen Christi library.
An avid reader, Pat was also devoted to music and the arts. She was a Tigers and Cub fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball. In her sixties, she learned French in order to be able to understand Canadian radio hockey broadcasts, and she loved watching the Red Wings.
Pat is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where the family will receive friends on Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A Scripture Service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:00 pm.
A Prayer Service for Pat will be held on Friday at 10:00 am at the Desnoyer Funeral Home followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church at 10:30 am with Father Timothy MacDonald officiating. Interment will take place at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Queens Church or St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt, MI.
Pat was extremely bright, devout, and compassionate. She used her time and energy in this world to make it a better place. A fine friend and neighbor, loving wife, caring mother and grandmother, Pat is greatly missed.
"Besides restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul." Psalm 23
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died peacefully at home on Monday, September 19 with her husband Joseph F. ("Joe") by her side. Pat was born in Manson, Iowa. She graduated summa cum laude from Iowa State University, where she and Joe met at a dance on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed.
They married on September 21, 1946. Wednesday would have been their 65th wedding anniversary.
Pat is survived by Joe and their six children: Michael (Andrea) of Port Huron, Daniel of Washington, DC, David (Lydia) of Grand Rapids, Mary (James – deceased) Taylor of Charlotte, James of Jonesville, and Jane of Madison, Wisconsin, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Matthew and Frances O'Leary, and her brother David.
Pat was an active parishioner at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church for over fifty years. She put in many hours over many years volunteering at church, and also benefitted her community by delivering Meals on Wheels, volunteering at Foote Hospital, tutoring children in reading, and volunteering at Lumen Christi library.
An avid reader, Pat was also devoted to music and the arts. She was a Tigers and Cub fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball. In her sixties, she learned French in order to be able to understand Canadian radio hockey broadcasts, and she loved watching the Red Wings.
Pat is at the Desnoyer Funeral Home where the family will receive friends on Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. A Scripture Service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:00 pm.
A Prayer Service for Pat will be held on Friday at 10:00 am at the Desnoyer Funeral Home followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at Queen of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church at 10:30 am with Father Timothy MacDonald officiating. Interment will take place at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Queens Church or St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt, MI.
Pat was extremely bright, devout, and compassionate. She used her time and energy in this world to make it a better place. A fine friend and neighbor, loving wife, caring mother and grandmother, Pat is greatly missed.
"Besides restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul." Psalm 23
Desnoyer Funeral Home--Family owned for 121 years
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