Patricia Cleary

PATRICIA A. CLEARY ("Granny") - On Saturday, June 6, 2015 our beloved Sister, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother left us and joined her husband Leo (Dusty) and her eldest son Billy in Heaven where she is, no doubt, cooking them a fabulous meal. Granny was born in the District of Columbia on July 29, 1926 to John and Nellie Reeves, grew up in Hyattsville, and she and Dusty raised their family in Landover Hills. As matriarch of the Cleary clan, Granny enjoyed using her Irish sensibilities and humor to keep the family in line, feeding everyone beyond measure, and considered shopping an Olympic sport up until her death. She is survived by her two siblings, Barbara Werle (Charlie) and Sharon Reeves and by her children: Jeanne Cleary, Carol Lynne Bishop (Ron), Colleen Douglas (David), John Cleary (Debi), and Patricia Cleary Dukes (Buddy). Granny took pride in her beautiful grandchildren: Kirsten Zuzin (Rob), Bridgid Houbeck (Chris), Paul Douglas (Tippy), Shannon Holt (Adam), Ronnie Bishop (Darcy), Maura Anthony (Stephen), Emily Sullivan (Nate), and Samantha Cleary and adored her great-grandchildren: Gavin Douglas, Meg Holt, Austin Bishop, Alex Douglas, Nadia Zuzin, Rhett Holt and Aubrey Bishop. The family will receive visitors on Friday, June 12 from 10 to 11 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11007 Montgomery Road, Beltsville, MD. Immediately following will be a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date

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