Patricia Trimble

+Patricia Ann Crowley Trimble died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Erie PA.

            Born April 29, 1931 in Olean, New York, she was the daughter of John J. and Irene Hammond Crowley. On August 28, 1954 at Our Lady of the Angels Church in Cuba, NY, she was married to William J Trimble Jr.

            Patricia was a 1949 graduate of Olean High School, Olean NY; University of Rochester, NY with a BS in Nursing in 1954; and Saint Francis College, Loretto, PA with Masters in Education in 1979.

            Early in her nursing career Patricia was a nurse at Cuba Memorial Hospital. After moving to Altoona, PA, she was a nursing instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing for 25 years. She was an active parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Altoona, and in 2009, was professed into the Secular Franciscan Order. She was proud of her certification as a Penn State Master Gardener, and co-founded the Monastery Community Gardens in Hollidaysburg, PA, growing vegetables for area food pantries.

            Surviving are her children Mary J. (Todd) Nelson of Erie; William J., III (Suzanna)  of Dartmouth, MA; Dr. John J (Jamie Fabian) of Hollidaysburg, PA; Philip J (Doreen) of Mentor, OH; James J. of Isla Mujeres, Mexico; and Patrick Joseph, Edgeworth, PA. Also surviving are nine grandsons, four granddaughters, and six great-grandchildren; her brother David H (Sandra) Crowley of Cuba, and many nieces and nephews.                                                                                                                                                                                     

            She was predeceased by her husband William, infant children Patricia and Joseph; daughter-in-law Amy Trimble; and her brother, Sgt. John W Crowley.

            A memorial Mass will be held at a future date in Altoona, with interment in Our Lady of the Angels Cemetery in Cuba. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cuba Circulating Library, 39 E. Main St., Cuba, NY 14727. Arrangements are under the care of Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 602 W. 10^th St., Erie.

            Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.burtonfuneralhome.com