Patricia Fahey Schuster

Patricia Fahey Schuster

Patricia Schuster, 85, of Earlysville, Virginia, died on Monday, November 15, 2010, following a very brief illness. She was one of four daughters of the late William and Josephine Fahey of East Chicago, Indiana.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Frank W. Schuster; and two of her sisters, Margaret Schmidt of Hammond and Sara Ehrsam of St. John, Indiana.

Pat took great pleasure in raising her three children, Mark Schuster of Manhattan Beach, California, Steven Schuster of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Karen Merritt of Earlysville; and in her four grandchildren, Derrick Schuster and Erika Schuster, and Brian Ayers and David Ayers; and in their many accomplishments. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Marie Butler, Mary Anne Howard, and John Merritt; her sister, Rosemary Van Fleet of Hammond, Indiana; and many nieces and nephews.

Patricia was proud of her Irish heritage and was blessed to have been able to travel there several times. She was fond of flower arranging and walking the family dogs.

A funeral Mass will be held at Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, 11 a.m. Saturday November 20, 2010.

The family will receive friends following the service. There will also be a celebration of her life in the Chicago area later this year.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1445 East Rio Road Charlottesville, VA 22901.

Friends may sign the online guest register at www.hillandwood.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.