Patrick E. Dougherty Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Patrick E. Dougherty of Wilmington, Delaware, who passed away at the age of 78, on January 13, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Dominic A. Dougherty II and Joan (Gillen) of Arc; and his in-laws, Arthur and Catherine Leacu. He is survived by: his wife Irene; his children, Christopher Patrick (Julie), Carolyn Smith (Michael), Elizabeth Irene, Meghan (Corey Pettingill) and Rebecca Gaunt (Nathan); his grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Patrick Dougherty; his children, Rachael, Matthew, Andrew, Thomas, Anna, Mary, John Smith, Sarah Smith Snyman (Daniel), Alycia Perry, Mallory, Declan D'Amato, Caleb, Ruby Pettingill, Dominic, Alaina, Xavier, Jonas, Elise and Delia Gaunt; his great grandchildren, Joan of Arc and Jerome Snyman; his siblings, Joan of Arc, Dominic A. III of Auburndale, MA, Eileen Doell (Charles) of Maricopa, AZ, Timothy (Diane) of Montvale, NJ, Dennis (Jill) of Charlottesville, VA, Mary Aufiero (Frederick) of Newton, MA, Joseph (Mary Catherine) of Tiltonsville, OH, Michael (Elizabeth) of Burnsville, MN, Kathleen Molacek (Keith) of Bemidji, MN, Kristine of Auburndale, MA, Terence (Rosemary) of West Roxbury, MA, John (Maribeth) of Glen Ellyn, IL, Richard (Julie) of Irving, TX and Anne Diaz (Daniel) of Woodland, CA.; and his siblings-in-law, Jeanne Waters, Brian Leacu, Barbara Holmes, Michael Leacu, Marie Crossley, Teri Leacu and Christopher Leacu. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Delaware Right to Life, PO Box 1222, Wilmington, DE 19899-1222 (http://www.derighttolife.org).
