- Date Of Birth: January 25, 1912
- Date Of Death: July 21, 2009
- State: Indiana
Patricia R. “Pat” Garofalo, 97, of Elkhart, formerly of Chester, N.Y., passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born on Jan. 25, 1912, in New York, N.Y., to Michael and Teresa (Trotta) Pellegrino. On April 26, 1936, she married Joseph J. Garofalo in New York. He died on June 26, 2002.
Surviving is her daughter, Michalyn “Mickie” (Ned) Chilcote of Elkhart; her five grandchildren, Audrey (George) Garofalo-Reeder, Yvonne Garofalo, Frank Garofalo, Raymond (Melissa) Chilcote and Donna (Samuel) Chilcote-Peachey; and six great-grandchildren, Samantha Reeder, Bryonna and Ciarrah Garofalo, Matthew and Addison Chilcote and Sara Peachey. A godchild, JoAnn (Alvin) Clark, and several nieces, nephews and cousins survive as well.
Patricia was preceded in death by her son, Joseph L. Garofalo; two brothers, Fortunato “Freddie” Pellegrino, who died in World War II, and Carmine Anthony Pellegrino; and a sister, Frances Carosella.
Patricia or “Pat” as she was known to her family and friends, was a homemaker. She formerly worked for Catholic Charities in New York for many years. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Edwardsburg, Mich. Pat loved to cook and sew, and for many years she sewed vestments for the priest as a member of the Mother Butler Mission Guild.
