Patricia M Boreanaz

March 1, 2017. Wife of the late Harold J.; mother of Harold A., Brian J. (Cheryl) Boreanaz, Laurie (Chuck) Carra, Robert (Bunnie) Boreanaz and the late

Lynn (Bill) Taylor; devoted sister of the late John (Charlene) Sansone; grandmother of Melissa (Allan), Genevieve (Alex), Megan, Nicholas, Kristin, Carly,

Joseph, Francesca, Blake and Grace; great-grandmother of Acer and Sylvan. Family will be present on Sunday from 2-6 PM at the PERNA, DENGLER,

ROBERTS FUNERAL HOME, 1671 Maple Rd. Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at St. Gregory the Great

Church Monday at 8:45 AM followed by interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Pat’s name may be made to Buffalo Niagara

Heritage Village (formerly the Amherst Museum). Online condolences at www.denglerrobertspernafuneral.com. Arrangements under the direction of Perna, Dengler, Roberts Funeral Home, Williamsville, NY.

Patricia M. Boreanaz, of Amherst, a retired teacher and museum curator, died Wednesday in Wells Hospice House at Beechwood, Getzville, after a brief illness. She was 85. Born in Buffalo, the former Patricia Sansone grew up on the city’s West Side and was a graduate of Holy Angels Academy. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Buffalo State Teachers College, where she served on the Student Council and was president of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

Mrs. Boreanaz was a second grade teacher in the Maryvale Schools from the 1950s to the 1970s, then was education curator at the former Amherst Museum from 1980 to 1996. Active in Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumnae, she was Buffalo chapter president and co-chairwoman of the sorority’s national convention in Niagara Falls in 1980. She also was a member of the Erie County Bar Association Women’s Auxiliary. She was a lifelong Buffalo Bills, Braves and Sabres fan and attended all four Super Bowls in which the Bills played. She also was an avid bridge player. Her husband of 39 years, noted criminal defense lawyer Harold J. Boreanaz, died in 1993. Survivors include a daughter, Laurie Boreanaz Carra; three sons, Harold A., Brian J. and Robert J.; a brother, John T. Sansone; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 8:45 a.m. March 6 in St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 200 St. Gregory Court, Amherst.