Obituary of Patricia L. Downs

Patricia L. Downs, 76, of Ewing, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Trenton, NJ she was a resident of Ewing Township for 53 years. Patricia was a graduate of Villa Victoria Academy in West Trenton and she spent large parts of her career at Ryder Truck Rental Company and Capital Health Systems, of which she retired. Upon her retirement she was a dedicated volunteer in the maternity unit at Capital Health in Hopewell, NJ. Patricia was a parishioner of Incarnation-St. James Parish, a former member of the J.C. Ettes and an active member of the Ewing Women’s Club. Patricia immensely enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, shopping with her sister, traveling, and spending time at L.B.I. Most importantly she was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. Daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Bombery and mother-in-law to the late Eleanor “Ellie” Downs, she is survived by her husband of 54 years Charles Downs and her son Jeff, Scott and his wife Heather, Gregg and his wife Robin and her beloved grandchildren Stephanie, Morgan, Mia, Maxwell, Jacob, Luke and Hope Downs; her loving sister and brother-in-law Janet and Jim King; her sister-in-law Lillian Olszak, brothers-in-law Ronald Downs and James Downs; her nieces and nephews Christine and her husband Brian O’Reilly, Amy and her husband Patrick Hardiman, Joseph and his wife Patrizia Immordino, Donna and her husband Charles Rorer, Cindy and her husband David Gazda, Tom and his wife Eve Olszak, and Mark and his wife Jamie Olszak; as well as her great nieces and nephews Katie and Jack O’Reilly; Ryan, Lauren and Emily Hardiman; Charles “Chip” and his wife Kristen Rorer and Stephanie and her husband Harold Summers; Avery, Roman and Luca Immordino; Tommy Olszak, and Jake Olszak as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. The funeral will begin on Friday at 9AM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10AM at Incarnation- St. James Parish 1545 Pennington Rd, Ewing, NJ 08618. Interment will follow at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Ewing Twp., NJ. Relatives and friends can gather on Thursday evening from 6-8PM and again on Friday morning from 8:30-9:00AM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society 2600 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 or through www.InMemoryof-memorial.org