Obituary of Patricia A. McNeilly

Patricia A. McNeilly, age 66, of Hockenssin, DE formerly of Plymouth Meeting,Pa. died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Christianna Hospital . She is the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Berenice (Costello) McNeilly. Pat was born in Philadelphia and raised in Plymouth Meeting. She attended St. Philip Neri Grammar School, Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, and Montgomery County Community College. Most recently, she resided in Hockessin, Delaware; Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and Albany, New York. Before her retirement, Pat worked for many years in health and human services both locally and in Albany. She especially loved her work in Montgomery County in the support and coordination of early intervention services for children with intellectual and developmental delays and their families and received special recognition from the county for her tireless efforts and dedication. Since retiring, Pat has enjoyed exploring the towns and nature preserves of Delaware's coast and Maryland's Eastern Shore. She also continued her life-long summer visits to the Jersey shore with family, especially Ocean City and Sea Isle City. She was an avid reader and weekly visitor at the Hockessin Public Library, and enjoyed walks at Ashland Nature Center, Hagley Museum and Longwood Gardens. Pat will be remembered by friends and family alike for her quick laugh, fun-loving spirit, big heart and fierce competitiveness in sports -- as both participant and spectator. She was fortunate to have a host of friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews with whom to share good times for many years. She will be sorely missed by those who loved her. Pat is survived by her sisters Kathleen Krebs and Eileen Myers and her niece -Meredith Smalley and nephews Ryan and Brendan Krebs. A Mass of Christian burial will be held 11:00 am on Saturday, October 1 at Saint Philip Neri Church, 437 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA. Calling hours will be Saturday, October 1 from 10-11am at Saint Philip Neri Church. The burial will be held privately. Memorial donations may be made to the Delaware Nature Society-c/o Development Office, p o Box-700 Hockessin DE,19707 or www.delawarenaturesociety.org