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Mary Patricia Quintin, age 75 of Westchester. Daughter of the late Alden F. Quintin and Margaret M. Quintin, nee Condon. Beloved sister of Robert F. Quintin, Katherine A. (the late Robert) Fordonski, Margaret Q. (Robert) Holdsworth, John M. (Julie Bertolino) Quintin and Eileen Q. (Steven) Hamburg; aunt of many nieces and nephews.
Mary P. Quintin, a child of an Air Force career Officer and former Army Nurse Corps Mother ‘Patty’ was born at Argentia Naval Base on Placentia Bay in Newfoundland. Her itinerant childhood took her to Hampton VA, Ramstein Germany, Madison WI and Belleville IL. She graduated from Saint Teresa Academy in 1967, received a BA in Theater Arts from SIU Edwardsville IL in 1971 and a BS in Nursing from U of I Chicago in 1978. She worked as a Neuro Intensive Care Nurse at Northwestern Medical Center for 10 years before joining the Little Sisters of the Poor in 1989. She took final vows in France in 1996 and remained with the order until 2002. She worked as a home care nurse in the St. Louis area until retirement in 2018 when she moved to Geneva IL. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Parish in St Charles and Divine Providence in Westchester.
She was known for her brilliant smile and played the magical fairy godmother to 4 of her nieces and nephews. She loved live theatre and fine art movies. She also spent much time with spiritual practices including the Rosary and Sacred Heart devotions. Above all she enjoyed visiting with family and friends including their pets.
Though much diminished by a long bout with dementia she continued to engage visitors with joy and a bright smile until her passing. She will be remembered fondly by her family and several dear old friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024 at Divine Providence Church, 2550 S. Mayfair, Westchester, IL 60154 at 10:00 A.M.
Inurnment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.
Memorials appreciated to Nurses for Newborns, 3 Sunnen Drive St. Louis, MO 63143.
Arrangements entrusted to Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services 9445 W. 31st Street Brookfield, IL 60513. Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
Patty’s Playlist
Patty did not know what a playlist is but if she did she would want you to include these songs:
- Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber (aka Adagio for strings)
- If it be your will by Leonard Cohen
- Requiem by Eliza Gilkyson
- You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel
- Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music
- Sunrise Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof
- Sister Clarissa by Michael Peter Smith
- Add any songs from the Philly years of American Bandstand; please dance!
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