Patricia (doherty) Dickinson

Patricia 'Pat' (Doherty) Dickinson, widow of Clifford M. Dickinson, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, (June 13, 2010). Born in Rockville in 1930 to the late Rose and John Doherty, she lived almost all her life in East Hartford and graduated from East Hartford High School, Class of 1949. She was a member of the East Hartford Democratic town Committee for 30 years, and a faithful communicant of St. Isaac Jogues Church in East Hartford. Pat retired from Sage Allen in Hartford in 1991 after 25 years with the company. She was also a proud member of the 'Dizzy Dozen' (you know who you are!). She leaves her loving children, Noreen and Chuck Wolleben of Guilford, Cindy Dickinson and Sonja Cary of Sebastopol, CA, Kurt and Agnes Dickinson of Simsbury. She leaves her beloved grandchildren, Dan and his wife Megan Wolleben, Nora and her husband Brian DeLeonard, Elizabeth Wolleben, Eileen and Kathleen Dickinson; and her great-grandson, William 'Liam' Joseph DeLeonard. She also leaves her sister Noreen Mazzoli of Melbourne Beach, FL, and her several nieces and nephews. Along with her beloved husband and parents, Pat was predeceased by her sister Joan Doherty Dixon Jarvis of East Hartford. Funeral Services will be Wednesday (June 16) at 9 a.m. from the D'Esopo-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Rose Church, 33 Church Street, East Hartford. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday (June 15) from 4-7 p.m. At Pat's request, in lieu of flowers, please consider donations in her name to St. Isaac Jogues Food Bank, One Community Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 or to Masonic Partners Home Health and Hospice, 111 Founders Plaza, East Hartford, CT 06108. The family would like to express a special thanks to the nurses and staff of VNA and Masonic Partners Home Health and Hospice, and the nurses and MDs of the St. Francis Cancer Center. For any on-line expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopo.com.