Margaret Patricia Cassidy

MARGARET PATRICIA (SHELLY) CASSIDY, “Patsy”, died peacefully Tuesday morning, September 29, 2015, at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center in New Orleans. She was 88. The daughter of Harold Aloysius and Margaret D. (Collins) Shelly, she grew up in Philadelphia and attended Chestnut Hill College. A devout Catholic known for her deep spirituality and all-embracing hospitality, Patsy was the beloved wife for 34 years of the late Bernard James Cassidy who preceded her in death in 1984, and the proud mother of ten children: Barbara C. McKeever of Southport, North Carolina, Keiren C. (Ralph) Aucoin of River Ridge, Louisiana, Bernard James (Denise) of Seattle, Washington, Patrice C. (George) Prat of Missoula, Montana, Christopher of Washington, Roger Edmund of Oslo, Norway, Daniel Colman (Elizabeth Ann) of Spanish Springs, Nevada, Ann C. (Neil) Mechanic of Forestville, California, Margaret C. (Victor) Cesena of Seattle, Washington, and Paul Damien of Delray Beach, Florida. She was the cherished grandmother of Kevin McKeever, Ralph (Amanda), Remy, Patrick (Emily), Victoria, and Martin (Mary) Aucoin, Bernard, John Ryan, and Rose Cassidy, Margaret (Nathan) Huntwork, George Prat, Bernard (Jennifer) Prat, Madeleine (Sean) Turner, Annelise Prat, Christopher Cassidy (Marit) Svennevik, Elisabeth Cassidy Svennevik, Thomas Cassidy Svennevik, Hanh Nha (Thomas) Ruyter, Kevin (Linda) Cassidy, Maura, Colin, and Patrick Cassidy, Catherine Mechanic, Jonathan Cesena, Colman John and Riley Cassidy, and Bernard Olav Cassidy, who preceded her in death. Patsy treasured her great-grandchildren Ella and Celeste Aucoin, Julian and Simon Ruyter, Heidi Huntwork, Victor Cassidy, and Oskar Svennevik and she eagerly anticipated the arrival of two more great-grandchildren in the coming months. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday October 24th at 10:30AM at St. Joseph’s Villa 110 W. Wissahickon Ave Flourtown, PA 19031. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 9:30-10:30AM in the chapel. The extended family wishes to thank the compassionate community of Our Lady of Wisdom for the loving care provided to Patsy. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center, 5600 General DeGaulle Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131 for the continued care of their residents is appreciated.