Patricia A. Jesse

Friday, August 28, 2009

MILFORD – Patricia A. Jesse, 61, died Aug. 20, 2009, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston.

She was born in Burgettstown, Pa., on March 17, 1948, a daughter of Catherine (Colpo) Moskun of Ravenna, Ohio, and the late Joseph Moskun.

Mrs. Jesse earned her bachelor’s degree from Kent State University.

She resided in Ravenna and Lake Milton, Ohio, for many years and came to New England in 2006, living in Gardner, Mass., for several years and more recently in Milford.

Mrs. Jesse loved to travel. She was a wonderful seamstress, an avid reader, movie fan and enjoyed the challenge of word puzzles.

Mrs. Jesse was a loving and caring woman with a generous heart and a deep and unwavering faith. Her life revolved around family and she relished time spent with her granddaughters, baking, sewing, and always looked forward to attending the annual family reunion. She was a communicant of St. John Neumann Church, Merrimack.

In addition to her mother, family members include her husband, Thomas H. Jesse of Milford, with whom she would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sept. 6; a son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Stephanie Jesse of Hollis; a daughter, Linda Jesse and her partner, Brenda Illig of Fitchburg, Mass.; two grandchildren, Katie and Annabelle Jesse of Hollis; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Erin Moskun of Hollis, and Paul and Suzy Moskun of Ravenna, Ohio; several nieces, nephews, aunts and cousins.

Calling hours were Monday in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm St., Milford. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Tuesday in St. John Neumann Church, Merrimack, NH. Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery, Amherst.

Donations in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 2 Wall St., Manchester, NH 03101 or Thornton & Naumes House, 48 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115. Smith & Heald Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

To leave an online condolence, go to www.smith-heald.com.