Patricia Riisager Passes Away

Patricia (McNamara) Riisager, 78, of Stoneham and Lincoln, NH, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Oct. 8th after a long illness.

Patricia grew up in Ireland and came to the Unites States in 1967. She settled in Everett and raised her family. For over 20 years, Patricia worked as a Registered Nurse at Malden Hospital. She moved to Lincoln (N.H.) in 1984 and continued working as the operating room supervisor nurse at Memorial Hospital in North Conway until her retirement. Patricia enjoyed golfing and was a dedicated parishioner at St. Joseph's Church in Lincoln.

She is the mother of Sarah Harrington and her husband Joseph Torrice and Susan Nisbet; grandmother of Liam and Patrick Harrington, Nicola and Carly Dawson, Jemma Clark and Kaia Nisbet; Great grandmother to seven great grandchildren; sister of Una, Josephine, Nancy and Austin and the late Connie, Philomena and George, aunt to many nieces and nephews; and daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Mary Josephine (Dunn) McNamara.

A Funeral Mass Celebrating Patricia's Eternal Life will be held on Wednesday, October 11th at 10 am in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St. Stoneham.

Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share memories with the Family prior to the Mass from 8:30 to 9:30 am in the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT 28) Stoneham.

Please consider making donations in Patricia's Memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452.