Beloved wife and soulmate of the late James ‘JB’ Bardel for 54 years. Loving mother of the late Danny (Dina), Kenny (Julie), and Debbie (Roger). Bamma / Grandma to Rhiannon (Nate), Louis, Nicole (Ian), Caden, Zak, Jamie, Brett, Matthew (Laindra), and Mikey-Pike. Sister of Tom Scott. Loving aunt to Chrissy and Renee.
Trish was born on December 24, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to Louis and Stella Scott. She was raised alongside her younger brother, Thomas. She would begin her studies at St. Peter and Paul for elementary school and went on to graduate from St. Alphonsus in the class of 1955. She would go on to meet the love of her life, James Bardel - or JB, as he was endearingly known, during their time in high school. After high school, she would go on to work at Detroit Edison, where she would meet some of her lifelong friends.
Trish and JB would quickly fall in love and get married on April 11, 1959, where they would spend 54 wonderful years together, falling more in love each year. After the couple bought a home in the city of Detroit, they had three children: Danny, Kenny, and Debbie. They would spend the early years together traveling the globe, boating, and hosting numerous parties for friends and family and ensuring their kin made lifelong memories early on.
They would go on to have eight grandchildren between 1993 and 1998 and they would end up relocating to a quieter suburb of Livonia, Michigan, where the pair would live out the rest of their days, growing old and loving nothing more than each other's company. Trish would become JB’s greatest cheerleader during his fight with cancer, which he would ultimately lose in March of 2013.
Her strongest attribute was her unwavering Catholic faith, ensuring that she attended daily mass and praying the rosary at every turn. She would go on to help her home parish count donations on a weekly basis. She absolutely loved helping others, a trait that was matched, with grace, by JB. She was also a renowned Hallmark Channel lover, boxed wine drinker, and wreath maker. She loved winding down her evenings on her front porch, drink in hand, and watching the sun set and neighbors pass by. Her entire life was documented through her eyes by the thousands of photographs she would take of herself, her loved ones, and their destinations. Trish’s specialty came in the form of hosting her family over for holidays, ensuring that each and every box was ticked; decoration-wise, copious amounts of home-cooked food and making sure that each guest was comfortable and having a good time - this was evident from the annual Christmas Eve parties she would throw as December 24th was also her birthday. There was nothing that filled her heart with pride more than the family she had helped build.
A funeral visitation for Trish will be held Monday, September 23, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Harry J Will Funeral Homes, 37000 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan 48152. A vigil will occur Monday, September 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM, 37000 W. Six Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan 48152. A funeral in state will occur Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM at St Genevieve-St Maurice Catholic Church, 29015 Jamison St, Livonia, Michigan 48154. A funeral mass will occur Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM at St Genevieve-St Maurice Catholic Church, 29015 Jamison St, Livonia, Michigan 48154.
Contributions in Trish's memory may be made to Michigan Humane; and Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
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