Patricia Ann (McCurry) SMITH O'BRIEN

OBRIEN, PACKARD, MCCURRY, SMITH, DEHART, BUDD, MCDONALD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/6/2008 at 12:08:43

Green Bay Press-Gazette (WI)
September 8, 1999

Patricia Ann O'Brien, 68, Mountain, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, under LeRoyer Hospice Care at Langlade Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1931, to the late Roy and Helen (Packard) McCurry in Renwick, Iowa. She graduated from Renwick High School. She married the late Charles Smith in 1949. They moved to the White Lake area in 1954 and then to Mountain in 1960. After being left to raise her children due to her husband's illness she worked at various jobs in the area. On July 8, 1978, she married Michael T. O'Brien and settled on Irish Maid Farms. She continued farming with Mike until retirement. Besides being a loving wife and mother, Pat enjoyed snowmobiling, camping, traveling and having her family around.

She is survived by her husband, Mike; daughters, Wendy (Gary) DeHart, White Lake; Debra (Earl) Budd, Mountain; Kelly McDonald, Antigo; sons, Gary (Amber) Smith, Peshtigo; Jeff (Jean) Smith, Green Bay; Rick (Sherrie) Smith, Mountain; Clay (Cindi) Smith, Mountain; Patrick (Jenifer) O'Brien, Mountain; Shawn O'Brien, Mountain; 18 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two brothers, Stanley McCurry, Renwick, Iowa; Jerry (Lorraine) McCurry, Humbolt, Iowa; one sister, Vera Packard, Renwick, Iowa. She was preceded in death by one sister, twin grandsons, one sister-in-law and two brothers-in-law.

Services Friday 7 p.m. at the Strasser-Roller Funeral Home in Antigo. Visitation Friday 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in her name.