Pattie Robert Dooley

Pattie is preceded in death by her parents Ruth Amelia Saunders (nee Turner) and William Bernard Saunders both of Washington, DC; former husband, Robert Francis Wiener of Forestville, Md., and her husband of 60 years Ronald Dooley of Burke, Virginia. Pat is also preceded in death by her sisters Lillian Diemer, of Maryland and Janice Bridgman of California; her brother Charles Saunders of Maryland; her daughter Susan Yuriditsky of Virginia, and her great-grandson, Christopher Nathan Hille of Texas.

Pattie was born on October 16, 1931 in Hopewell, Virginia. She graduated from Anacostia High School in 1948. In 1950, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert F. Wiener, with whom she had three children: Ruth Marguerite Hille (Rolf), Susan Frances Yuriditsky (Alan), and Robert Francis Wiener (William). Then in 1959, Pattie married Ronald A. Dooley in Springfield, Virginia. In the following years, Pattie became the proud grandmother of 4 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter. She retired from the Department of Commerce as a personnel specialist in 1986.

Pattie was a kind and gentle woman whose interests included bowling, golf, bingo, playing cards and Rummikub. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and Fairfax County Police Wives’ Club. She was an active member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, Virginia.

Family and friends are welcomed at Demaine Funeral Home, 5308 Backlick Road, Springfield, Virginia 22151 on Tuesday August 13th , 2024, from 5 pm - 7 pm for visitation. A memorial service will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5800 Backlick Road, Springfield, Virginia 22032 on Wednesday August 14th, 2024 at 11:30am. Immediately following the service, a interment will occur at Fairfax Memorial Park, 9900 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Va 22032. In lieu of flowers, kindly donate to a charity of your choice in memory of Pattie Dooley. Condolences may be expressed at www.demainefunerals.com.

The family would like to thank the entire staff at Heatherwood Retirement Community in Burke, Virginia; as well as the doctors, nurses, and technical staff at Fairfax Hospital, as well as Capital Caring Hospice Care, for their dedication, kindness and professionalism.