Patricia L. Shorey
January 4, 1936 ~ March 12, 2011
Resided in:
Meadville, PA
MEADVILLE " Patricia L. Shorey, 75, of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Meadville Medical Center.
She was born Jan. 4, 1936, in Mexico, Maine, a daughter of Kenneth Bartlett and Margaret Richard Bartlett. She married Charles Shorey Sr. on Aug. 17, 1954; he survives.
She was a graduate of Thorton Academy in Saco, Maine.
She worked with the mentally and physically disabled and worked at Cascades in Saco.
She was a member of Stone United Methodist Church.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, Charles, of 57 years, include son Charles Shorey Jr. of Meadville; daughter Jenneth Lemley and her husband, Charles M., of Huntington, W.Va.; son Brian Shorey and his wife, Desiree, of Meadville; daughter Linda Shope and her husband, Douglas, of Saegertown; son Michael Shorey and his wife, Marlene, of Clarks Mills; son Dana Shorey and his wife, Keica, of Meadville; grandchildren Chad Lemley, Brad Lemley, Jarod Lemley, Brett Lemley, Nicholette White, Brian Shorey Jr., Heather Blank, Erica Kellogg, Garrett Shope, Amy Jo Shorey, Jake Shorey, McKenna Shorey and Megan Skehan; many great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bonita Dussault and her husband, Reynald, of Saco, and Jenneth Cote of Venice, Fla.; a brother, Gary Bartlett of Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Robert Bartlett, Richard Bartlett and Keith Bartlett.
There will be no calling hours
Services will be private and the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania, 110 W. 10th St., Suite 212, Erie, Pa. 16501.
Arrangements are under the care of Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 544 Chestnut St., Meadville.
Condolences may be shared with the family at roofner-collinsfh.com.
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Linda,
So sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. We will keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Deb and Bob
Pat, all my love to you. Chuck, Brian & Dez, Dana & Keica, Linda & Doug, Jen & Chuck, and all of your children, my heartfelt sympathy to you all and to the entire family. I loved your mom so and had such good times with her. She was a joy for me to be around at all the gatherings. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. Sincerely, Teresa
There are many memories that I have with my grandmother and many that I have shared with others. First I would like to do the others, sometimes they were there and sometimes it was just feelings she expressed about them when they were not around. Uncle Charlie – I know that when you were around she knew that you would do for her, you would take care of her by doing the little things, also I remember you working at her resturant with her and how happy that made her, she really knew that she was loved. Aunt Jenneth – there was not a lot of time that we spent together- but I do remeber her telling me that I was too much like you and she was always making something and you were always on the top of her list to get one. Uncle Brian – Whenever she spoke of you it started out bad, memories of things that you did in highschool and did not do and I don’t believe that I have to elaborate, however when she reached the end she was always proud of you and what you accomplished. Mom- Whenever she was doing something crafty or in the kitchen that seemed to be you spot you were always there working beside her, this is when the good conversations took place and I know she enjoyed everytime even if we heard the same stories over and over again. Uncle Mike (not Lemley) – I remember a wonderful however horrible meal, the wonderful was the meaning behind and the horrible was eating those baked eggs, when I was around this was how you two seemed to always connect through conversations of the bible, I believe that she relied on you for support of her spiritual side, Uncle Dana – the baby and we all have one, the one memory that have that sticks out is when she lived in the apartment and she was making homemade macaroni and cheese, she was making this because you were coming over and bringing a girl (the girl is sitting next to you) however it was very important to grandma that she made this meal because it was your favorite, she was really happy when she was doing this. Grandpa- I have many memories of the two of you such as walking the beach in Maine and collecting Blue seaglass, your garden in Maine and you would let us pick flowers to bring home and grandma would cut them and wrap them in plastic and foil. I remeber how you called her darling and her face would light up in a way that only grandma’s could, there was never a question about how much you love her. Now to the easier Erika – we share the memories of nails being done, cookies being made and stories being shared. We share the dog ice cream and Garretts halloween parties. Personally for me I will never forget the way her bath water smelled in Maine the tub with the golden seagulls or how soft her towels were I do not know how she did it but her towels were the softest towels. I also will never forget how she was there for every single dress that I needed to pick out, from prom dresses to my wedding dress. However there has been one thing that keeps on coming to my mind and that is her hands, grandma had these hands that seemed to grab you, I will never be able to explain them but I remember the way she made my prom dress with all the needles and her hands and she always said “cold hands warm heart” grandma had very cold hands. Okay now that I am so thankful that I do not have to read this allowed I would like to say to grandma that you are loved very much and I am thankful for all the memories that I have with you about you and for you because if there was never a you there would never have been a me. – Heather
Just wanted to share one of my fond memories of Pat. Dana and I had gone to his parents house for dinner one night, shortly after we had started dating. I asked Pat if I could help her with dinner, she said that I could cut the apples for the apple salad. She showed me how she wanted them cut and then handed me a large knife and said now cut them just like I showed you. She continued to get other things ready for dinner and would check to see how I was doing, I wasn’t getting very far. She asked me if the knife was too big, I said no. She watched me cut some more then handed me a smaller knife and said try this one. She continued on with checking dinner on the stove and came back to me. She watched me struggle cutting very slowly and then asked if I was afraid of the knife, I said no. She watched me some more and then asked well what seems to be the problem. I replied very shyly, since this was only about the third time of meeting her. I’m not left handed and you keep putting knives in my left hand and say now cut them just like I showed you. We both started laughing and she said that I guess you can use your right hand to finish cutting the apples.
i finally have had a few minutes and enjoy a cup of coffee and reflect back to my mother. my mother was always the shinning light in my life. She had a way of guiding you without you knowing she was gently working behind the scenes to make sure her children were heading down the right road. i guess one of the many ways mom corrected me was the time i always got my hair cut. i wanted my hair long like my big brothers when i was a teenager. she would send me to Linda Ladakakus for my hair cut. I would say i just want a trim and she would say: well just tell Linda what you want and she will cut it the way you like. i never liked getting my hair cut by Linda because she would never listen to me. She would always trim me right up and i would leave mad. Everytime she would do this until i got to the point where i would pay for my hair cut. once i started paying my hair cuts. They were to my liking. i found out that mom would always schedule her haircut before me and tell Linda. Now when he gets here he will want this but you cut it like this. i am paying so i want it cut short. This is how my mother always got what she wanted. She was always a step ahead of you without you knowing. She always told me that it was a mothers thing to know what all her kids are doing and mother had her hands full. Heck she all ready had 5 before me.
Mother was the glue of the family. We dont always get along but when it comes to our mother. i feel we would do anything for our mother. She was a special light in all of our lives and will be missed very much.
i guess being the baby and always being introduced as her baby. i would never change a thing knowing it started bother me as i got older. i guess the things that irritated you in life once they are gone you will miss. i would love to have her introduce me one more time as her little baby boy. i will always be her baby.
i love you mom and i will not let a day pass that i do not think of you. you given me strength, understanding, belief and the knowing how to love and so much more that i could never have the time to sit here and write. You always be a very special woman in my life with the title MOM. No one will ever wear the name tag MOM again and you were the best MOM i could ever ask for and i will never want another MOM nor could anyone fill your shoes.
Love your baby Dana and RIP. i will miss and always you!
Sorry to hear of Pat’s passing. Our condolences to the family. She will be missed by many.
Dear Dana, Keica and entire Shorey family – Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of Pat. She was not only a very talented lady but a very giving person also. She will be greatly missed I am sure. Please give my best to your dad. Sally Day
We just got back from FL and learned of Pat’s death. Our hearts go out to all of you. She was a special person and we have many great memories with her. I have been reliving many of our shared times together. I loved it when she introduced me as her oldest friend in Meadville. We are keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers. God Bless! Love to you all. Audrey and Jim