Patricia was born on July 30, 1939 in Dubuque, IA, the daughter of DeForest and Beatrice (McDermott) Springer. She married Eather “Wooly” Woolbright on September 2, 1961. Patricia was owner along with her husband of Wooly’s Café in Pecatonica and then worked for Mary’s Market for 25 years.
Patricia is survived by her husband Wooly of 57 years; daughters Barbara “Chris” (Jamie) Oliver and Sharon (Frank) Costello; son Greg (Tina) Woolbright; granddaughters Allison and Adrienne; great-grandson Aksel; brother Mike (Gloria) Springer
Patricia was preceded in death by her daughter Lynn Woolbright.
A service to celebrate Patricia’s life will be 2:00 pm Tuesday September 5, 2017 at Sunset Funeral Home 8800 N. Alpine Road in Machesney Park; visitation for Patricia will be from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.