Patricia Touchette

Patricia Jane (Sullivan) Touchette died January 11, 2018 at Mercy Living Center in Tupper Lake, New York, following a short illness.
Born to Sadie (Roberts) Sullivan and Jeremiah M. Sullivan II on March 19, 1933, Patricia was educated at Potsdam Teachers College and Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Albany, New York. Pat worked for a number of years as an executive secretary at Whitney Industries in Long Lake, NY until marrying Darcy Touchette of Ste. Martine, Quebec in 1960 and moving to Plattsburgh, New York, and later to the Syracuse region. In 1965, Pat and D'arcy purchased the Shamrock Motel and Cottages and relocated to Long Lake, where they owned and operated the property until retiring 2006.
A lover of the Adirondacks, and particularly Long Lake, Pat could often be spotted piloting her pontoon boat on the lake, and X-country skiing on and around Lake Eaton and Santanoni. She also loved winter vacations spent at her home on Anna Maria Island, Florida.
Pat was predeceased by her husband, D’Arcy Touchette; and a younger brother, Jeremiah Sullivan III. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy B. and BeateTouchette; a daughter, Linda Touchette Delello and her husband Christopher of Granby, Connecticut; and a granddaughter Olivia Delello, of Granby and South Windsor, Connecticut.
A funeral service will be held at St. Henry’s Roman Catholic church in Long Lake on Saturday, January 20 at noon, followed immediately by interment at the Long Lake Cemetery. The family wishes to express its gratitude to the Long Lake Rescue Squad and the outstanding caregivers of Mercy Living Center. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Long Lake Rescue Squad or Mercy Living Center of Tupper Lake. Arrangements are with the Stuart-Fortune-Keough funeral home in Tupper Lake.