It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia “Trish” Maffei announces her passing after a courageous battle with cardiac spindle cell sarcoma on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the age of 55 years. She was surrounded by her loving family at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia at the time of her passing.
Born in Newark, the daughter of Lee Licata Bowlby and James Bowlby, she lived in Florida growing up and was a resident of Toms River for most of her life. Patricia had a fulfilling career in nursing and an absolute love for pugs and art. She was a fiercely strong-willed woman and was dedicated to her family and friends.
Patricia is survived by her three children: Ryan, Christopher and Amanda Maffei; her beloved mother Lee Bowlby; sister Caryn Jackson and brother James Bowlby; Caryn’s husband Steve, their sons Bill, Sean, and Kevin; daughter-in-law Kristen, Bill and Kristen’s sons Travis and Zakary, and James’ wife Kathy, and their children Elizabeth and Matthew.
She graduated from Ocean County College with an Associate’s degree in nursing. She spent many years as an overnight nurse at Southern Ocean County Hospital and Community Medical Center and as a home health nurse for St. Barnabas. She was a clinical nursing manager at VNA at the time of her death.
Patricia’s true passion was art and her paintings included many subjects such as pugs, animals, and abstract styles. Patricia lived close to Island Beach State Park and very much enjoyed spending time there. She had two pugs, Rudy and George, whom she considered to be children, who died in 2013. They are now with her.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, 703 Main St, Toms River. A Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sarcoma Foundation of America: https://www.curesarcoma.org. Condolences may be made by visiting www.andersonandcampbell.com.
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