Sherman Oaks Hospital from a long battle with chronic health conditions.
P.J. was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 11, 1945. After graduating High School
in 1963 from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Des Moines, she went on to Graduate from
St. Catherine’s Nursing School in 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. By 1974, P.J. relocated to
Ventura, CA with her 2 small sons and began working at Community Memorial Hospital, where
she served for over 30 years as an ICU/CCU nurse. In 2003, she earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree from the University of St. Francis.
She is survived by her sons John Bakody and Patrick Bakody, John’s wife Christie and
Patrick’s three sons, her beloved grandsons, Jackson, Rory, and Tanner Bakody as well as her three
sisters, Mary Therese Oliver, Colleen Annie Clark, and Maxine Olson. Patricia will be joining
her late husband Tom Hall and her brother William Francis Shinn
P.J. loved her grandsons more than life itself. In fact, she loved all people, regardless.
Her free time and energy was spent with family and friends, encouraging and supporting,
serving as a friend, a mentor, and a guide. She had many talents and interests from storytelling and entertaining, to History and politics. Her laugh and smile were contagious. She will be deeply missed
by her friends and family, and all who knew her, but her light will continue to shine through as a
Guardian Angel.
A graveside funeral service is scheduled for 2:00PM July 31, at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park,
5400 Valentine RD, Ventura. A Celebration of Life will directly follow the service. In Lieu of
Flowers, Condolences and Service Contributions can be made to Patrick Bakody P.O. Box 1648 Ventura, CA 93002.
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