Patricia M. Marr

1933 - 2022

Patricia M. Marr, 88 of Germantown, Tenn., passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Pat was born in 1933 at home in Jenkins Twp., near Pittston, to Patrick and Eleanor Gavin Feeney. There, she grew up with her three sisters and one brother in the coal region of Luzerne County.

Pat, a lifelong Catholic, was active in her church and also loved singing, dancing, telling drama-filled stories and sports. A cheerleader in high school, she continued spiritedly cheering for her teams all her life. After graduating from St. John's High School, she completed training at Pittston Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse at the hospital.

In 1957, she married George Marr in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Pittston. They spent part of their honeymoon attending a Notre Dame football game, which would become a long tradition. Together, they raised their three children, Paul, Maureen and Karen, and had many adventures living in New Jersey, Texas and Tennessee. Each summer, they drove to Pennsylvania to visit family and rekindle memories; stopping to take in sites and natural wonders.

Never shy, Pat was outgoing, caring, friendly and energetic. With George, she made many friends outside their family, and she always planned a great party, including her children's birthdays. She combined storytelling and party planning to sell Tupperware, and enjoyed social activities, including bridge.

Pat was resilient, adventurous and had fortitude to carry her through life's challenges, strengthened by her strong faith in God. In later years, she fought health challenges, including breast cancer, glaucoma and Alzheimer's. When many of her memories were distant, she recalled prayers and songs and was able to attend mass. And she still told the occasional unexpected joke on George!

Pat is survived by her husband of 64 years, George, Germantown, Tenn.; her son, Paul and his wife, Karen Knutson, Shippensburg; and her daughters, Maureen, Germantown, Tenn.; and Karen, Memphis, Tenn. She is also survived by her sister, Ellen Brown, Kingston; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents; and her siblings, Grace Hoban; Nan Connors; and Robert Feeney.

The funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 8151 Poplar Ave., Germantown, Tenn. The Mass will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube from OLPH Germantown. The family will receive relatives and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday with a rosary service at 7 p.m. in the Riverside Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, Tenn.

In lieu of flowers, donations to remember Pat can be made to St. Jude, the Alzheimer's Association or the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church sanctuary improvement fund.