Patricia Sullivan Trimble, 89, died peacefully on Friday, July 19 at Silver Lake.

She was born in Pennsylvania and was married in 1945 to her husband, Richard Trimble. She and her husband lived in Manteca for over 20 years before she moved to Oakdale after her husband passed away.

Mrs. Trimble was a very loving and caring mother. Her love for her family was central to her life and she will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her children, Mike (Dede) Trimble of Pleasanton; Teri (Jim) Botsford of Linden; Patti Trimble of Oakdale; Greg (Shereen) Trimble of Manteca; Mimi (Ray) Jackson of Oakdale; Leslie Higgen of Oakdale; Julie Brown (Leland Schneider) of Ione; Jackie (John) Brichetto of Oakdale; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Trimble.

To celebrate her strong faith, the Rosary will be said at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oakdale at 6 p.m. Thursday and a funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Mary’s Church. Burial services will follow at St. John’s Cemetery in Escalon.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Mary’s Activities Center Building Fund at 1225 Olive Street, Oakdale, CA 95361.

The Oakdale (Calif.) Leader

July 24, 2013