Patricia “Paddy” Brocklebank

OCEANPORT - Patricia “Paddy” Brocklebank, 89, of Oceanport, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 22.

Born and raised in West Long Branch, Paddy moved to Oceanport in 1956. She was the cafeteria manager at Wolf Hill School for many years. Paddy was a member of Little Monmouth Beach Club, where she always had lollipops for the kids. She was a member of the Oceanport “Knitties” group. Paddy was a terrific baker and known for her delicious Christmas cookies. She enjoyed all holidays, especially dressing up for Halloween, she was the Easter Bunny in the local Easter egg hunts and Mrs. Claus in the Christmas Bazaar. Paddy also enjoyed hanging out and helping her friends at Foggia Florist.

She was a loving wife, mother Grandma Paddy, “GG”, and Aunt Paddy to many.

Paddy had a great sense of humor, and she truly enjoyed a good practical joke. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Paddy was predeceased by her granddaughter Shauna Brocklebank Adams; and her sisters & brother-in-law Nadine & Don Jeffrey and Dale Gray. Surviving is her husband of 67 years Clarence “Buddy”; her children Don & Terry Brocklebank; Matt & Nancy Brocklebank; her sister & brother-in-law Neil & Tom Bonello; her grandchildren Donald & Alissa Brocklebank, Sherry & Matt Clark; Maggie Brocklebank & her fiancée Kevin Smith and Randi & Alex Golembowski; and her great-grandchildren Emily, Jilian, Connor, Taylor & Logan.

Visitation Friday March 1st 3:00 – 7:00 pm at the Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home, 10 Morrell Street, Long Branch. Funeral service Saturday March 2nd at 10:00 am at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wayside Cemetery, Ocean. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family asks for donations in Paddy’s memory to Port-Au-Peck Chemical Hose, 433 Myrtle Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757 or Oceanport First Aid Squad, 2 Pemberton Avenue, Oceanport, NJ. For messages of condolence, please visit Paddy’s page of tributes at www.woolleyboglioli.com.