Patricia Ann Andrus went home to the Lord on Tuesday, February 28. Patricia was born on January 12, 1934 in Albany, N.Y., to Helen Hanley. She moved to Long Island at an early age and was raised by her mother and her aunt, Irene Kenny. Patricia graduated from Saint Agnes in Rockville Center on Long Island and continued her education at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., receiving a Nursing Degree.
After graduation, she moved to Monterey, during which time she was employed as a nurse at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She met Thomas E. Andrus and the two married on May 3, 1958. Together they raised five children: Thomas, who married wife Kathy and whose children are Melissa and Max; Susan with her husband Ken; Daniel, whose children are Daniel II, Nicole, and Ukiah; Richard and wife Denise and their children, Lauren and Hunter; and Jon and wife Heather and their children, Morgan, Rene, Ashley Alison, and Felicity.
Patricia also was a great-grandmother to Octavian, Olivia, Xavier, Everett, Indie, Lotus, Freyja, Jackson, Ivy , and another due in May 2023.
In 1980, after raising her children, she returned to Fairview Hospital working in the maternity ward until her retirement. Patricia was proud to assist and see all 12 of her grandchildren born. Patricia was also an organist at Immaculate Conception Church and Our Lady of the Valley. Her interests included teaching piano, horses, gardening, and painting watercolors and oils.
Patricia is pre-deceased by her mother Helen, aunt Irene, husband Tom, and son Thomas.
Mass will be held on March 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley in Sheffield. A small gathering will be held after. Per Patricia’s wishes, there will be no wake, and the burial will private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairview Hospital, Hospice, Monterey Library, or Our Lady of the Valley Building Fund in care of Birches-Roy Funeral Home, 33 South Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Condolences may be made through the funeral home’s website.
