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Obituary: Patricia M. Dooley, 67, Formerly of
Harrisville
Published: April 16, 2025
By: Provided by Scanlon Funeral Home
Patricia Mary
Dooley
 WATERTOWN, NY/HARRISVILLE, NY- Patricia Mary
Dooley, 67, of Watertown, formerly of Harrisville and Penfield, died
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, after a battle with Lewy body dementia.
Born June 22, 1957 in Gouverneur, NY, a daughter of Arthur F. and Mary
Gardner Dooley, she graduated from Harrisville
Central School in 1975. Patty could often be seen riding her horse, Ahab,
while growing up in Harrisville. She later attended Canton ATC and St.
Joseph’s School of Nursing in Syracuse, acquiring her registered Nursing
Degree.
For the next 25
years, she worked as an RN in various medical facilities in Rochester, NY,
eventually specializing in Cardiac Sonography. As a lifelong student, Patty
became a licensed massage therapist, Reikii
Master, and Certified Aromatherapist promoting healing and well-being.
Patty traveled to
Machu, Picchu, Peru, where she became a Shaman under the tutelage of
world-renowned Shaman and author, Alberto Villaldo.
She also toured Ireland and kissed the Blarney Stone. She visited King
Arthur’s burial ground and Stonehenge in the UK, and attended the Royal
Ascot in Windsor, England with Peggy, David and Moira. A nature enthusiast,
Patty often hiked and snowshoed at Mendon’s Pond Park where the birds would
land on her hands, head and shoulders while she fed hem. She also took many
relaxing trips kayaking the Oswegatchie River and her beloved Lake
Bonaparte.
Surviving are her brother David (Moira) Dooley, of Palm Beach, FL;
her sister, Margaret “Peg” (Daniel) Drappo, of Calcium, NY; two nephews,
Brendan (Alicia) Dooley, of Watertown, NY, and Bryan (Carly) Dooley, of
Youngsville, NC, and a niece, Erin (Rudy) Dooley-Shepard, of Wake Forest,
NC.
In addition to
her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Michael “Mickey” Dooley,
who died in 2024.
There will be a
Celebration of Life at Lake Bonaparte on a date to be determined. In
accordance to her wishes, her ashes will be
scattered near Sister Islands on Lake Bonaparte on a starlit night. Loved
ones hope she is happily traversing the heavens seeking her next
adventures.
The Dooley family
extends a special thanks to Sharon Marshall and Marty Ledger for the
support they gave Patty during her extended nursing home stay.
Arrangements have
been entrusted to Scanlon Funeral Home, Harrisville.
Condolences may
be made at www.scanlonfuneral.com
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