NAUGATUCK — Patricia Natowich, 93, the widow of Joseph Natowich, died peacefully on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at her home.
Pat was born on April 8, 1925 in New Rochelle, N.Y., the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (O’Leary) Robinson, and had lived in Naugatuck most of her life. Pat was a graduate of St. Francis Grammar School, Naugatuck High School and Emerson College in Boston. Pat also attended New Haven State Teachers College for a summer session. Pat retired from the State of Connecticut, where she had worked for over 30 years as an unemployment compensation interviewer. Pat was a former parishioner of St. Vincent Ferrer Church and a member of the church Ladies Guild. She was a former member of the American Legion Post 17 Auxiliary, the Footlighters, the St. Michael’s Players and the Kollege Kapers.
Pat is survived by her brother, Barrie Robinson; her nieces and nephews, Charles and Tracey Salas, Amy and Charles Woodruff, Barrie and Susan Robinson, Ric and Sheila Robinson, Bryan and Letty Robinson, Michael Robinson, Chuck Robinson; several great-nieces and great-nephews; her extended family, Jane Scatena, Stephanie and Jim O’Brien, Jen Scatena, Jessica Scatena, Austin Scatena, Jack Dionne and Logan, Shadden and Kora, who were like grandchildren to Pat; her loving caregivers, Kim Davis, Andrew Harris, Morgan Harvey, Ann Ogden, Mary Perugini, Jacqueline Capobianco, Andrea Soden and Danielle Konopelski. In addition to her beloved husband, Joseph, and her parents, Pat was predeceased by her brother, Albert Robinson.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 11 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 318 Church St., Naugatuck. Burial will be in the spring in Grove Cemetery. Calling hours are Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Ave., Naugatuck.
In lieu of flowers and to honor Pat’s memory, contributions can be made to St. Francis of Assisi Church, 318 Church St., Naugatuck, CT 06770.
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