Pat Skidmore

SKIDMORE Pat Skidmore, age 85, of Huntington, a loving wife, mother and friend to all, died on Saturday, June 23, 2007, in Bishop Wicke Health and Rehab Center after a long and courageous battle. Born and raised in New York, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Mary Quigly Cutch, and was a former resident of Easton. Mrs. Skidmore enjoyed nothing more than being with her family and friends. Survivors include her beloved husband of 63 years, Rem Skidmore; three daughters, Lorraine Skidmore and her husband, Peter Madison, of Princeton, N.J., Marion Skidmore and her husband, Michael Inaba, of Monroe, and Denise Skidmore Lunden and her husband, Jim, of Avon; four grandchildren, Travis Remsen Skidmore and his wife, Sierra, Megan Skidmore, Garrett Skidmore Lunden and Sasha Skidmore Lunden; a great grandson, Owen Remsen Skidmore; and several nieces, nephews and caring friends. Friends may meet for funeral services directly on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 11 a.m. in St. Lawrence Church, 505 Shelton Avenue, Shelton. Interment will follow in Mt. Grove Cemetery, Easton. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4 until 8 p.m. and at 7 p.m. the family and friends are invited to share their memories of Pat at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the staff and caregivers at Bishop Wicke. In lieu flowers, those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Arthritis Foundation, 35 Cold Spring Rd., Suite 411, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or to Bishop Wicke Health and Rehab Center, 584 Long Hill Ave., Shelton, CT 06484. To light a virtual candle, visit us at www.abriola.com.