Patricia Skinner

Patricia Ann Skinner (nee Cowan), age 76, of Barrington, passed away comfortably at home the afternoon of Saturday, May 24, 2025. Born October 23, 1948, to the late Robert Russell Cowan and the late Betty Walls (nee Dafoe), she was beloved wife of 32 years of the late Edward Skinner. Cherished mother of William M. (Kathleen) Skinner and Tina A. (Charles) Lee; dear grandmother of Brenna Skinner (Stephen Cutro), Liam Skinner, Tessa Skinner, Justin (Christy) Goldsmith, Anthony Drainer, and Caleb Lee; adored great grandmother of Jackson and Maverick Goldsmith; fond sister of Eileen Malinowski, Kathy Flesner, Mary Brown, William Walls, and Tom Cowan; treasured aunt of Christine Brown, Alice Cottone, and the late Julie Clay. She will be deeply missed by all as she joins her husband’s awaiting arms in Heaven. Committal Service Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:15 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 2501 E. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Arrangements entrusted to Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL 60016. For more information, please call (847)824-5155.