Patricia A. (Gustafson) LaBelle 70 years, of Brockton died Monday February 23, 2009 at the New England Sinai Hospital. She was the loving and devoted wife of Richard R. LaBelle. Pat was born and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late George E. “Scoop” Gustafson and Evelyn “Honey” (Burke) Carton. She was a lifelong resident of the city and a 1957 graduate of Brockton High School. Pat retired from the Brockton Housing Authority and previously worked as a secretary at Brockton Footwear/Foot Joy, Eaton Shoe and Sheehan Religious Store.
Pat was an active member of the East Side Improvement Association where she was a teen dance disc jockey for many years. She also ran the Brockton City Junior Bowling League and was an avid sports fan who enjoyed the Red Sox and Celtics. She enjoyed traveling to professional golf tournaments with her husband and loved all music and dancing. Pat had been a long time member of St. Colman Church.
In addition to her husband she is survived by a brother and three sisters George Gustafson, Jr. of Van Nuys, CA; Joyce Kinsella and her husband Robert of Brockton; Donna Gustafson of Brockton and Jeanne Comstock and her husband Paul of N. Easton. She was a loving aunt to Danielle Gustafson of Brockton; Robert Kinsella, Jr. and his fiancée Jennifer Preston of Abington; Robert Svirsky, III (also her godson) of Lancaster, MA; Shannon Kinsella of Brockton and Gina Tempesta and her husband Nicholas of Brockton. She was also the great aunt of Michael Galpin, Caitlyn Peterson and Makaylah Peterson all of Brockton. She also leaves an aunt and uncle Lorraine and Allan Gustafson of Cary, NC.
Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Saturday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in Christ the King/St. Colman Parish at 9 am. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 pm. Donations in Pat’s name may be made to the American Lung Association of Massachusetts 460 Totten Pond Road Waltham, MA 02451.