On October 18, 2020 at age 84 after a lengthy and remarkably courageous battle. Pat grew up in the Boston area, the daughter of the late Fred and Joyes Bonaccorso. She worked as a salesperson for a steel manufacturing and distribution company near Bos-ton and was featured in a 1972 Boston Globe article as a trailblazer for women in traditionally male-dominated businesses.
Pat is survived by Karl, her loving husband of 63 years who was by her side when she passed. Prior to retiring to Florida in 2014, they had traveled the world extensively for both business and pleasure, and Pat had a particular affection for Asian art, culture, and people.
In addition to her husband, Pat is survived by her loving sister Roberta Hurley and her husband John of Quincy, MA and was predeceased by her brother Walter Wernig. She was the beloved aunt of Karen Svensson of Escondido, CA, Robert Svensson & Cheryl Killoran of Worcester, MA, Richard & Janice Svensson of Magnolia, MA, Christopher & Christina Hurley of Arlington, MA, Karen (Hurley) & Timothy Walsh of Quincy, MA, Daniel Hurley & Kerry of Quincy, MA, Linda (Svensson) & Larry Gable, Mark & Suzanne Svensson, and Carol (Svensson) & Jerry Jenkins all of Columbus, OH. In addition to her nieces and nephews and numerous grand-nieces and grandnephews, there are many, many more people who lov-ingly call her Auntie Pat. Pat touched the lives of everyone she met with her warm smile, her heart-felt concern, her love, and her sense of humor. Heaven is now a richer place, just as Pat enriched the lives of those she touched. A memorial service will be held at the National Cemetery on Cape Cod at a later date when her ashes will be comingled with those of her husband Karl in much the same way that this couple has been inseparable during life.
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