Catherine Burns was the twin sister of Pauline E. Burns, Class of 1948-S.

OBITUARY - The Altoona Mirror, Dec 30, 2008

Catherine B. Patrick, 80, a resident of Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg, formerly of Tyrone, died Monday morning at the manor.

She was born in Altoona [March 1, 1928], daughter of Roy E. and Mary V. (Brennan) Burns. On May 7, 1955, in Tyrone, she married Michael Patrick. He preceded her in death April 15, 1994.

Surviving are four daughters: Mary Walker and husband, Duncan "Hank," of College Station, Texas, Michele French and husband, William, of Lake Charles, La., Kathleen Hoyne and husband, Michael, of Tyrone and Margaret Byrd and husband, Robert, of Greenville, N.C.; a son, Andrew R. and wife, Belinda, of Lake Charles, La.; five grandchildren: Patricia Mary French, Christopher Nathaniel Byrd, Anna Theresa and Michael Duncan Walker and Laura Elizabeth Patrick; two sisters: Pauline Leana of Brockton, Mass., and M. Ellen Haney of Kenmore, N.Y. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Bryan Joseph Byrd.

Mrs. Patrick was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, where she was a past lector and eucharistic minister. She graduated from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh and was a Registered Nurse. She was a nursing supervisor on the original staff at Tyrone Hospital and also served as maternal child coordinator for Blair County Home Nursing.

Mrs. Patrick was known for her attitude of service, and she enjoyed traveling and visiting her children and grandchildren.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at St. Matthew Catholic Church with Father Joseph Orr, celebrant. Internment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Feller Memorial Home, Tyrone. Christian Wake service and rosary will be held at the funeral home at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Carmelite Sisters of the Word Haiti Fund, c/o The Carmelite Foundation Inc., 4002 Highway 78, Suite 530-167, Snellville, GA 30039.