Hadley, MA – Patricia Ann Carpenter, who lived in Massachusetts for most of her life, died on Saturday, May 26^th, 2018 in Cooley Dickenson Hospital.  The cause of death was respiratory arrest as a result of infection and pneumonia. 

Patricia was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 20^th, 1939, the daughter of Homer and Teresa St. Onge.  Patricia was raised in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts where she graduated and went on to attend Becker College in Worcester.  Patricia eventually met her 1^st love, Herbert Gordon in Harvard, Massachusetts and went on to establish the largest amateur radio business in New England.  Following the death of her husband she eventually met and married Phillip Carpenter where she continued to partake in amateur radio.

Patricia went on and worked as an accountant for most of her life at Hamilton Newell Printing in Amherst, Massachusetts as an accountant maintaining all the business accounts for the entire business.  Always a supporter of higher education, and especially the education of children she went on and started attending the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to obtain her degree in teaching.  Although only a few credits shy of her degree prior to her passing she spent many years as an assistant teacher at the Renaissance School in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Patricia loved traveling and was able to visit many places in the United States as well as in Europe.  An aficionado of reading, you would always find her reading a book or magazine if she was not teaching.  Above all, Patricia was proud of raising her two successful children and passing on the importance of education and living life.

Patricia is survived by her sons Steven Gordon of Las Vegas, NV and Neil Carpenter of Silver Springs, MD, their wives Svetlana Gordon and Siobhan Gorman Carpenter as well as 4 grandchildren David Gordon, Nicholas Gordon, Amanda Gordon and Alexis Carpenter.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 15^th, 2018 11:00 AM at Wildwood Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts.