Private services were held for Patricia A. Kearns Connelly, of Tiverton, RI, who passed peacefully earlier this month. Born on April 15, 1941 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Pat was the daughter of the late James Patrick Kearns and the late Kamila Kaminski Kearns. Pat was a graduate of Saint Peter and Paul grammar school, Mount Saint Mary Academy and Union Hospital School of Nursing in 1961.
Pat is survived by Patricia Kearns Connelly MacKinnon, her husband John Peter Mackinnon and their children Margaret Connelly MacKinnon and Jack Connelly MacKinnon. Also survived by grandchildren Keegan Connelly Espinola, Colin Patrick Espinola and Cole Dennis Pimental; one sister, Pamela Rego and one brother Michael James Kearns, and best friend Geraldine Rogers Roos.
Pat was a communicant of St. Christophers Church, Tiverton, RI; a former member of the Acoaxet Club, a member of the former Union Hospital Alumni Association and Fall River Catholic Diocesan Nurses Association and met with several of her nursing school classmates routinely for lunch.
Pat was active in the past serving as a volunteer in the CCD office at Little Flower Church and chaired the Hamilton Terrace School Health and Safety Program both in Berkeley Heights, NJ. Pat also chaired the 1975/1976 events of the International Women's Club of Basel, Switzerland.
Pat was co-owner, president and treasurer of the former C.K. Beach Club at Westport Harbor. Pat was dedicated to the daily operations and her constant presence at the Beach continued to her last beach season in 2020.
The Charles F. Oteri and Son Franklin Funeral Home 33 Cottage St. is honored to assist the Connelly family.
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