Mary "Dolly" Patterson
January 10, 1934 ~ May 28, 2017
Mary “Dolly” Patterson, 83, Greenwood, passed away peacefully at home, May 28, 2017. Mrs. Patterson was born January 10, 1934, in Indianapolis, to the late Edward and Mary Bernadette (Rathz) Rosebrock.
Survivors include her children, Agnes (Tom) Hawley, Bill (Karen), John (Kaye), Mike (Debbie), Patty (Mike) Kaschak, Dan, Mary Jo (Dave) McGowan, Tim, Chris (Kelli), and Susie (Joe) Shanks; daughter-in-law, Jill; 28 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chief William J. Patterson; sons, Matt and Bob; one grandchild, and one great grandchild.
A devout Catholic, she had been a member of Sacred Heart, St. Jude, and a 34-year member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. She was a bus driver at St. Jude, worked for a period of time at L.S. Ayres, and also was a gardener at the St. Francis Cancer Garden. Dolly loved gardening, bingo, quilting, and was an accomplished seamstress. She loved her birds, enjoyed singing in the church choir. She was also a loyal Indiana Pacers fan. Above all, she was a loving and devoted wife and homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her memory will be cherished by a loving family and many friends.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, 3 to 8 p.m., in the Daniel F. O’Riley Funeral Home, 6107 S. East Street. Recitation of the rosary will be at 2:30 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Franklin. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Simon Cancer Center or to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Visit www.ORileyFuneralHome.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Family: Your parents were such a loving, handsome couple. I remember when your father died, I thought how could 'Dolly' live without him. Though I know your hearts are breaking and so void of love and warmth, I also know that your Mother and Father are together again forever…never to be parted again. Your mother and dad were good people and so very nice to take with. You are all so blest for being able to have your parents in your life for so many years. My Father died in 1981 and my Mother died in 2001 – – – so through your tears and sadness, please know that you were so blest………
My prayers and care are with all of you as you give your beautiful Mother back to God knowing that she is reunited with your loving Father.
Marianne Schafer Ries
May God comfort you during this time. Through his Word he assures us that he will replace death with life, sickness with perfect health and suffering with joy. He yearns to bring back many who have fallen asleep in death, to see them live again right here on earth under the best of conditions.
Isaiah 33:24
John 5:28,29
Psalms 37:29
Our sympathy & prayers are you with at this time. I remember meeting Mary
Agnes at Sacred Heart where we shared 4 years of high school & many times at the monthly luncheon of the 52’ers over the years. She was such a sweet lady. May God bless your family. Very sorry I was not able to get to the mortuary. Mary (Haessig) & Charlie Jackson