7th, 2021. Well known and loved in gardening and sailing circles, Pat was a Master Flower
Show Judge and Horticulturist, was an active member of the Cohasset, Fox Hill, and Scituate
Garden Clubs and was a recipient of the prestigious Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts
Four Star Pin. She chaired the New England Spring Flower Show for several years and was well
known for her beautiful gardens accenting the family home and her expert arrangements which
were prized additions to many Scituate weddings. A true talent, Pat became an expert weaver
who produced many exquisite Nantucket and Mattapoisett baskets.
She and her beloved husband, Earle, were lifelong members of the Scituate Yacht Club and she
was one of two surviving founding members of the Blue Water Sailing Club. In addition, she
and Earle were active members of the Satuit Boat Club. Their beautiful Bristol 45.5 yacht, “Sea
Nest”, was well known in Scituate harbor, and they loved cruising her up the coast to Maine and
racing her on Massachusetts Bay. An avid golfer, Pat was a long term member of Scituate
Country Club where she enjoyed competing and socializing with the “Nine Holers” ladies group.
During winter season, Pat and Earle enjoyed family weekends at their Tenney and Loon
Mountain ski houses, where skiing mixed with games, music, great food and drink, and lots of
fun.
Pat was born August 13, 1931, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Nathanial and Ruth Chase, and
attended Pembroke College (then the women’s college of Brown University), graduating in 1952.
She met Earle during their college years (he graduated Brown) and they were married in 1953.
Pat and Earle moved later that year to Scituate and lived for many years at “The Nest”, part of
the Thomas Lawson estate. Later, they moved to Earle’s family home on First Cliff. They loved
to entertain and were well known for their lively Christmas Eve and Luminaria parties.
Widowed in 2005, Pat continued to enjoy a full social life with their many life long friends,
frequently entertaining at the “Cliff” and always accompanied by her faithful German Shepherd,
Schatzi.
She is survived by her 2 sons, Ken and his wife Gale, Bruce and his wife Joanna, 2 daughters,
Suzanne Larson and her husband Don, all of Scituate, Allison O’Sullivan and her husband Rich
of Longwood, FL and grandchildren Brian and Jennifer (Ken), Michael and Tori (Sue), Andrew
(Allison), and Jacqueline and Chase (Bruce) and four great grandchildren, Hayden, Reid,
Samantha and Noah.
A memorial service is planned for later this year. Donations can be made in Pat's memory to
Norwell VNA/Pat Roche Hospice Home, 120 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA 02061 or Scituate
Etrusco, 1 Common Street, Scituate, MA 02066. or the charity of your choice.
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