WATERVILLE – Patricia “Pat” Susan Daily, 81, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, in Augusta, with family by her side.

Pat was born in Burlington, Iowa on Nov. 16, 1940, the daughter of Richard Peavey and Ada Goode (Clark). She attended Burlington High School and graduated in 1958.

Her work over the years included working as a secretary for an Iowa-based semi-conductor company, a journalist for the Sun Times, a doll maker, and a homemaker, raising her three children. She accepted Christ as her personal savior and devoted much of her life to working in ministry, specifically in women’s ministry, mentoring and conducting workshops at area churches.

Her pride and joy were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed crafting, quilting, cooking, gardening, reading and home decorating with a special love for antiques. She also had a very special place in her heart for her beloved dogs over the years, Lady, Gretchen, Duffy, Darby, and Darcy.

She was predeceased by her parents, father-in-law, Michael Daily, mother-in-law, Florence Daily; her brother, Michael and her brother-in-law, Jack.

She is survived by her husband, Dennis “Denny”; stepmother, Geraldine Peavey; sisters Leah Karantza and husband, Steve, Deby McLain and husband, Tom, brother, Tommy; sons Daniel Daily and wife, Laurie, David Daily and wife, Wendy and daughter, Denise Turner and husband, Jeff; grandchildren Kristen Daily, Trevor Daily, Kelsey Dorhout, Sydney Arsenault, Olivia Daily, Shaele Turner and Samuel Turner; great-grandchildren Eli and Liam Dorhout and Millie Arsenault.

Funeral will be held on July 5, at 11 a.m. at Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Oakland. A family gathering will be held following the funeral service. Burial will be at a later date at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta.

Thank you to all the medical staff that has cared for Pat over the years and special thanks to the support of the many churches she has been connected with and, Manchester Baptist Church, Woolwich Methodist Church, and Cornerstone Christian Fellowship.

Arrangements are in the care of Wheeler Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Oakland, where condolences may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at http://www.lawrybrothers.com.

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