READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Patricia Ann (Duplissa) Willett, 72, entered into eternal rest Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, N.J. She was born in Old Town, to her late parents, George A. and Melinda Frances (DuRoche) Duplissa. She had been a resident of Windfield, Ill., for 38 years before settling to the Three Bridges section of Readington Township five years ago. Patricia Ann spent her time as a homemaker caring for her dear family. Patricia Ann was a faithful communicant of St. Magdalen’s Roman Catholic Church in Flemington. While in Winfield, she was an active parishioner and committee person with St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. She had taught CCD and was on the Council of Catholic Women, both on the local and national level. She was one of the founders and charter members of the Winfield Jr. Women’s Club. Patricia Ann had a love for writing and could communicate and make friends with anyone she met. Though living for many years in the suburbs of Chicago, she was a die-hard Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics fan, and generally an avid sports fan. She took pride in her collection of Shirley Temple Dolls and a collector of other dolls as well. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her adored grandson, Matthew David Brinkman; and by two brothers, George and Francis Duplissa. Patricia Ann leaves behind her devoted husband Robert J. Willett Sr. whom joined hands in marriage Feb. 26, 1954; her loving children, sons, Robert J. Willet Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., Michael Stephen and wife, Judith Marie Willett, of Ringoes, N.J., John A. and Shanna Willett of Everett, Wash.; and daughter, Sharon M. and husband, David Brinkman, of Rhinelander, Wis. She also leaves behind her cherished brother, Kenneth Duplissa of Tempe, Ariz.; and six adored grandchildren, Benjamin, Lauren and Dana Willett, Jessica and Alyssa Brinkman and Caleb Willett, all of whom will miss her dearly. Funeral Services will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, beginning at Countryside Funeral Home, 724 Route 202 North, Three Bridges, N.J., followed by a 10 a.m. Funeral liturgy at St. Magdalen’s Roman Catholic Church in Flemington. Patricia Ann will be laid to rest in St. Magdalen’s Cemetery in Flemington. Relatives and friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the funeral home on and on Wednesday from 8:15 a.m. until service time. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Diabetes Association, Central Regional Chapter, 200 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 or to the American Heart Association, 2550 Route 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. To send condolences to the family or to sign an online guestbook, please visit www.countrysidefuneralhome.com
PATRICIA ANN WILLETT
