TEWKSBURY: Patricia J. (Rivard) Doyle, age 77, a resident of Tewksbury for 43 years, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009 at home with her family by her side.
She was the wife of James T. Doyle, who passed away in 1987.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on March 16, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Gladys (McLeod) Rivard.
Patricia was raised in Detroit and graduated from the Annunciation High School in 1950.
Mrs. Doyle resided in Michigan, California, and Tyngsboro, MA until moving to Tewksbury in 1967.
In 1952, she was registered by the Detroit Michigan Memorial Hospital as an X-Ray Technician.
Mrs. Doyle later attended Middlesex Community College in Bedford, MA , where she received her Associates Degree in Science in 1990. She later attended Merrimack College in North Andover receiving her Bachelor's Degree in 1997.
Prior to her retirement in 1982, she was employed as a secretary at the Tewksbury Hospital, where she worked for 20 years. Mrs. Doyle previously worked as a nurses' assistant at the former Castle Nursing Home in Tewksbury and as a teachers' assistant at the Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica.
A devout catholic, she was an active communicant of St. William's Parish in Tewksbury, where she participated in the Eucharistic Adoration Program.
Mrs. Doyle volunteered her free time to many area organizations including the Tewksbury Community Food Pantry, the Blaire House of Tewksbury Nursing Home, the Tewksbury Public Library and the Tewksbury Senior Drop-In- Center.
She was a member of the Wilmington Public Library Book Club.
One of the activities Pat enjoyed most was quilting, she shared this activity with family and friends by making gifts of the beautiful quilts she created.
Patricia is survived by six children, Maureen Doyle of Covington, Kentucky, Robert J. Doyle of Tewksbury, Barbara Doyle of Philadelphia, PA, Timothy J. Doyle of Tewksbury, Shawn M. Doyle and his wife Geraldine Halpin-Doyle of Hudson, NH and Patty J. Doyle and her husband Jim Brandt of Billerica; three grandchildren, Alicia Halpin, Danielle Doyle and Kara Brandt; three sisters, Mary Therese Daniels and her husband Raymond of Detroit, Michigan, Margaret (Ikeda)) McLeod of Honolulu, Hawaii and Ruth (LaBute) Borowski of Deere Pointe, Michigan; one brother, Joseph Rivard and his wife Charlene of Detroit, Michigan; also many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Doyle was the mother of the late Mark J. Doyle.
Calling hours Monday, Nov. 16th, from 3-5 & 7-9 p.m., at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. Her funeral will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17th, at 9 a.m., from the funeral home, followed by her Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., at St. William's Church, 1351 Main St., Rte. 38, Tewksbury. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Tewksbury. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Oblate Novitiate, 486 Chandler St., Tewksbury, MA 01876.