Patricia Ryan Guckian, of Norwalk, wife of the late William J. Guckian, left this world on May 23, at home. She was 81.
Patricia Guckian, 81, passed away on May 23. Her wake and funeral will be on May 30.
Born to Frank and Catherine Ryan at Greenwich Hospital on May 31, 1935. A graduate of Greenwich High School, Class of 1953, she graduated from Greenwich Hospital School of Nursing in 1956.
Pat was a member of St. Philip Catholic Church, Alumni of both Greenwich High School and Nurses of Greenwich Hospital. She was a member of the Darien YMCA, and volunteered with the Red Cross and Girl Scouts of America.
Patricia was survived by her beloved partner, Stephen Bamford; her five children: Maureen P. Smyth, and husband, Steven V., of Doylestown, PA; Susan M. Kreager and husband, Matthew D., of Lander, WY; Elizabeth A. Scalise and husband, Richard T., of Redding; Ann M. Kozar and husband, Louis, of New Canaan; William T. Guckian and his wife, Stacy, of Niantic; five grandchildren: Matthew S. Smyth of Nashville, TN, Emily Jane Smyth McDonald of Anchorage, AK, Cameron C. Kreager Bishop, of Lander, WY, Noah S. Kreager, also of Lander and Jacob Kozar of New Canaan; and a great grandson, Easton Day Bishop, also of Lander.
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— an obituary from Collins Funeral Home
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Mrs. Guckian is predeceased by three siblings: Eleanor Morrell, Ann Louise Devitt and Francis M. Ryan.
A visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m., both at St. Philip Church, 1 Fr. Conlon Place, Norwalk. Committal of the urn will follow in Riverside Cemetery, 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk.
Memorial donations to St. Philip’s Food Pantry are requested by the family.