SHELDON - Patricia Ann Ste. Marie, age 68, passed away on Monday, October 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 & Mary (Burbank) Gates. Patricia was raised from the age of 2 by her late grandparents, Charles & 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; 3 children, Ellen Ste. Marie and her fianc Paige Horner of Enosburg, Constance Ashton of Franklin and Mark Ste. Marie and his wife Kathy Burns of Sheldon; grandchildren, Mandy-Jane Mayotte and her husband Ethan, Rarity Ashton, Ethan Tibbits and Hannah, Melanie & Justine Ste. Marie; a brother, William N. Patch III and his wife Margaret of Wolcott; a sister, Brenda Hurlburt of Nyssa, OR; half-brother, Gary Patch of Hyde Park; her best friend Jeanie Lauzan of Morristown and several nieces & nephews. Besides her parents and grandparents, Patricia was predeceased by her granddaughter, Zoe Eva Ashton and a brother, Gary Patch.
Patricias 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, October 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM at St. Patricks Catholic Church, 116 Church St., Fairfield, VT with Rev. Leonidas Laroche celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. Patricks Cemetery.
For those who wish, contributions in Patricias 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 Schreiners Hospital for Children - Burn Unit, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114.