Obituaries
January 23, 2023

Patsy Lynn Leonard – Fallowfield Township

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Patsy Lynn Leonard, 58, of Fallowfield Township, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 21, 2023, with her friends and family by her side. Born on June 6, 1964, Patsy is the daughter of Barbara George Curdie and the late John A. Leonard. Patsy worked as a chef at California Boat Club and was the owner of Patsy’s Catering by Design out of the Monongahela Country Club. She was a member of the Belgium Club in Charleroi. Patsy will always be remembered as the fun-loving and outgoing person who was loved by everyone she met. Surviving to cherish Patsy’s memory are her husband, Michael “Mickey” Pado; her sisters, Nancy Victoria and Tami (Eugene) Tarquinio; her brother, John (Tina) Leonard; her half-brother, Jeff (Dawn) Leonard and their son, Ben; her nieces and nephews, Lorenzo Victoria and Monica Victoria; her children, Alivia and Dalton, Geno Tarquinio, Josephine (Tyler) Tarquinio, John Robert (Nicole) Leonard and his children Kira and Hannah, and Dustin (Megan) Leonard. In addition to Patsy’s father, she was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Lawrence Victoria. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at HOGAN-MELENYZER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi, PA 15022. Additional viewing will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, with a funeral service starting at 11 a.m. Online condolences may be sent to www.hoganmelenyzer.com.

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