Patricia Ann Rodney

WINDHAM - Patricia Ann (Shea) Rodney, 77, of Windham, Maine left this world early Tuesday morning, April 18, 2023. After a courageous 4-year battle with cancer that presented with Breast Cancer, she seemed to have beaten it; she felt like she had a new lease on life. Patty continued the fight never once giving up until the end, when SHE didn't give up, her body did. Patty never lost her faith and believed in the "Power of Prayer'' until the end. We don't know where to start with her life that brought joy, a smile, and happiness to all she came in contact with - family, extended family, and close friends. Patty was the matriarch of the family and a second mother to her 10 siblings, and her niece Stacy whom she raised. Her and her husband, George, cherished their time with the two grandchildren, Erin and Matthew Kelley; she talked about how proud she was of them all the time. Patty was a relic, and lived a life that is unheard of in today's world. She had one boyfriend who she married and one husband for almost 55 years. She had one job working at the Mercy hospital in Portland for 43 years and continued to care for people as a home health aide after she retired. As a person of strong faith, she served as a Eucharistic minister in her church, St. Hyacinth Church in Westbrook Maine. Patty loved bowling and bowled with her husband for many years. She enjoyed gatherings and hosted a feast at her home every Thanksgiving for as far back as we can remember. As we lost family members, the crowds got a lot smaller peaking at about 40 people one year, but even the missing were remembered in prayer before dinner, and it's an event that all of us looked forward to. There would be pie (too much pie), and games of bid whisk following dinner. Patty had many shining moments, but Thanksgiving was her favorite Holiday, as she would make sure everyone had plenty to eat and some to take home. Patty lived a life of giving and was there for anyone from her immediate family to her extended family. She would jump on a plane and go be with those that needed her in times of sickness and personal difficulties. She flew to Colorado to be with her youngest sister, Carol, a 23-year survivor of breast cancer, worked as a caretaker for the elderly, and would make house calls to cut hair for those that couldn't leave their homes. Patty had a special mother daughter relationship with our Aunt Joanne Catir, the last living relative from the previous generation. Patty would just up and fly to Jacksonville and spend weeks with Joanne; they had a unique bond. She was also loved by her husband George’s large and extended family; they were there to the end caring for her. Patty leaves behind her husband George Rodney Sr, 76, a son George Rodney Jr. 53, a daughter Stacy Kelley 41, 10 siblings, 7 living and 3 predeceased. Living are brothers William A Shea Jr. 75, Daniel C Shea 73, Stephen M Shea 68, John A Shea 64 and his wife Wilma Shea, Michael F Shea 62, James G Shea 59 and his wife Tracy Shea, a sister Carol L. Dodd (Shea) 57 and her husband John Dodd and grandchildren Erin Kelley and Matthew Kelley. Predeceased are parents William A Shea Sr, 1922-2003, Ruth A Shea (LaCrosse) 1928-2011, 3 sisters Joanne C Marsh (Shea) 1952-1996, Marcielle Jacobs (Shea) 1957-2018, and Marion Shea 1965-2009. Besides her family Patty left behind a world full of people that loved her. She was never judgmental and only had kind things to say about everyone. We speak for everyone when we say the world just got a little darker, and a lot less appealing without Patty in it. She was a beacon of light that attracted love from all, and though she has left us for a better place, that light will shine until we're all together again. Visiting Hours celebrating Patty's life will be held at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland on Tuesday, April 25 from 4:00-6:30PM with a time of remembrance beginning at 6:30PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 26 at 11AM at St. Hyacinth Church, Brown Street, Westbrook. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland. Following all services, relatives and friends are invited to continue to celebrate Patty's life at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. Additional parking will be available at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home on State Street. Patty's time of remembrance and her Funeral Mass will be live streamed at www.facebook.com/conroytullywalker Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Northern Light Mercy Hospital Foundation, PO Box 679, Portland, ME 04104 or to Patient Advocate Foundation, Attn: Finance, 421 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666