Patricia Lee McDonald – Monongahela, formerly of Belle Vernon
Obituaries
September 16, 2023

Patricia Lee McDonald – Monongahela, formerly of Belle Vernon

By Mon Valley Independent

Patricia Lee McDonald, 72, of Monongahela, formerly of Belle Vernon, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Dec. 3, 1950, in Uniontown, the daughter of the late C. M. Worthington and Frances Roberts Worthington Davidson, who survives and resides in Monongahela. Patricia was a 1968 graduate of Monongahela High School and a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Monongahela. She retired from Nemacolin Woodlands in Farmington with 25 years of employment. She enjoyed riding her bike, going on walks, gardening, trying new recipes and researching her family history. Patricia loved spending time with her family and friends and babysitting her nieces and nephews. She was a special lady to all who knew her. She is survived by her daughter, Tamela Peters and husband Todd of Herndon of Virginia; son, Ronald Hayes McDonald of Uniontown; four grandchildren, Trevor and Sarah Peters, Lyndey Proud and Lana Stewart; a sister, Joyce Leezer of Monongahela; a brother, Jim Worthington and wife Lory of Belle Vernon; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Lee McDonald, who died in 1994. Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at FRYE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 427 West Main St., Monongahela, where services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

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