Patricia L. "Pat" Flaherty

Funeral Mass for Flaherty, 78, of Mentor, will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 9114 Lakeshore Blvd., Mentor. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the Mass at church. Pat passed away at her home Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving husband and four children. She was born June 13, 1944, in Cleveland, to the late Richard Brown and Ruth (nee Schneider) Brown. Pat attended Miami University and graduated from Cleveland State with a degree in social work. She made an impact on many children whom she mentored and placed in foster homes. After her social work career, she continued to work with children by founding and teaching at Delightful Day Preschool, within St. Bede the Venerable Church in Mentor. She was a loving mother of four, grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of four. "Grandma Pat" was the best of the best in all of these categories. Pat lovingly welcomed everyone into their home. Visitors were greeted by the quote, "May our house always be too small to hold our friends." Pat is survived by her husband of 56 years, William "Bill" "Flash" Flaherty, whom she married Nov. 24, 1966; children, Colleen (Chip) Ebert of Riverview, Fla., Alyson (Carl) Dondorfer of Concord Twp., Ryan (Christina Mueller) Flaherty of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Melissa (Kevin) Jenkins of Mentor; sister, Cynthia (Ted) Johns of Richmond Hts.; grandchildren, Jarryd (Carrie), Jeremy (Erin), Jordyn (Ricky), Zach, Mallory, Carley, Kellen, Liam, Anna, Myrna and Ally; great-grandchildren, James, Finley and Asher; Beau; brother-in-law, Dan Flaherty; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Saturday, June 17, 2023. Please check back at the funeral home's website for detailed updates. Arrangements are entrusted to McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Homes in Willoughby and Mentor. To leave condolences for the family or order flowers, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.