Patricia “Pattie” Brinkofski, age 72 of Lakewood Ranch, FL passed away October 10, 2018. She was born December 14, 1945 in Jersey City, NJ to Alice Mary Dolan and Cormack F. Dolan. She attended St. Patrick’s Grammar School and was a graduate of St. Michael High School in 1963, both in Jersey City, NJ. Pattie then went on to college at Keiser University. She worked as an Office Manager in Radiology in Metuchen, NJ. Pattie loved to read and especially enjoyed watching soap operas on TV. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Benjamin Brinkofski; her sister Mary (Larry) Walsh; her special family members, Raymond and Margie Walsh, Veronica and Scott Neely, Matt Walsh and Erin Walsh; and her dear friends, “The Crew”. Pattie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Joseph Dolan; and sister, Kay O’Brien. A Memorial Mass for Pattie will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 1 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church; 7900 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota, FL 34241.