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Patricia Donnelly Obituary

Patricia Frances Donnelly, Clarks Summit, formerly of Olyphant and Blakely, died Monday morning at the Mountain View Care Center after a lengthy illness.

Born Oct. 19, 1954, in Olyphant, daughter of Irene Donnelly and the late James F. Donnelly, she was a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, New York, and was employed as a supervisor at Keystone City Residence. She was a member of St. Michael's Church, Jessup.

The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of Mountain View Care Center for their compassion and excellent care.

Also surviving are four sisters, Sharon Martin and husband, Stephen, Blakely; Jacqueline Brennan and husband, Thomas, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Irene L. Donnelly, Olyphant; and Maryellen Donnelly, Brooklyn; three brothers, Francis P. Donnelly and wife, Gladys, Brooklyn; James F. Donnelly Jr. and wife, Cindy, Carbondale; and Joseph M. Donnelly and wife, Pamela, Long Island, N.Y.; six nieces, Kerri Marie Brennan, Leana Senia, Ariana Donnelly, Jade Donnelly, Amber Donnelly and Nicole Donnelly; and eight nephews, Rey Sequi, Bryan Martin, Anthony Gialanella, John Senia Jr., Nicholas Donnelly, Frank Donnelly Jr., Christopher Donnelly and Robert Pinto Jr.

The funeral will be Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from the John F. Glinsky Funeral Home, 445 Sanderson St., Throop, with Mass at 10 in St. James Church, Jessup, to be celebrated by the Rev. William Blake. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery.

Friends may call Wednesday, 5 to 8 p.m.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Scranton Times on Jun. 1, 2010.

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June 5, 2010

I hated to see you suffering as you were, I know you are at peace now
but selfishly I wish you were still here. Tom, Kerrimarie and I will always pray for you and love you. Your smile will forever remain in my heart and memories.
your brokenhearted sister Jackie

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