Passed away on February 19, 2013 at the age of 83. Patricia had been a resident of Tequesta since 1989. She was a former resident of Wilmington, DE and Kennett Square, PA. Patricia was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1929. She graduated from Walnut Hill Boarding School in Boston, Massachusetts and was a graduate of Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut Class of 1951.
Patricia will be greatly missed by her loving husband of over 30 years, Milton Jackson; Daughter Josephyne “Jodie” McCormick Payne (George); Son Nilsson Edward “Gunnar” Degerberg (William Ronald Browning); Son Willis Anthony “Tony” McCormick; Daughter Susan Ellen Irving (Michael); Daughter Carol Jackson Smith (Stephen); Daughter Abigail Fleming (William); Daughter Sarah Elizabeth Smith (Clayton); 12 Grandchildren, Jackson Hill Payne, Lee Standish Payne, Colette D’Angelo (Pete), Magnus Irving, Theodor Smith, Emily Smith, Abigail Smith, Catharine Fleming, Clayton Smith, Jr., Marlay Smith, Judson McCormick, and Kristina McCormick; Her sister Ann Perry Frankenthal (Charlie). Preceded in death by her son Kristopher Anthony Degerberg.
There are pending services at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Road, Tequesta.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations in Patricia’s memory to Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, 1210 South Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, FL 33458; Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407; or Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, FL 33469.
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