Passed peacefully away following a brief illness, Patricia Cecilia Atkins (née Quinlan) of Bell Island and Conception Bay South on July 29, 2025, at the Health Sciences Complex, St. John’s. Predeceased by her parents Harold Quinlan and Mary O’Leary; Daughter Jacqueline and husband Paul McCluskey and grandson Jamie McCluskey.  Brothers James and wife Loretta; Leonard and wife Winnie; Harold and Wife Ella; sisters Christina and Mary and husband Joseph Corbett, brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Marjorie Atkins. Leaving to mourn, her loving husband of 62 years Samuel; Sons Robert and husband Fadi Helewa; Mark and wife Shavonne Hedderson; daughter Claudette and husband Adam Snell. Grandchildren Taylor Snell, Olivia Helewa and Daniel McCluskey. Sister Dorthy and husband Kevin Wakeham. Special friends Madeline Maloney; Kay Fitzgerald and dear family friend Roy Taggart and family, sister in laws Marge and husband Frank O’Brien; Eileen and the late George Connors; Evelyn and husband Tom Brown; Lillian and the late Roland Atkins. Also leaving a large circle of cousins, nieces and nephews and dear friends scattered across the country who Patricia cherished. Patricia was a woman of great faith and devotion and was a devout Catholic who gave of herself to her Catholic community. Her weekly presence at mass and her daily practice of the rosary helped her find strength in any challenge or obstacle. Patricia loved her family deeply and enjoyed almost 63 years of marriage, raising four children and instilling them with the values of perseverance and hard work. She has left a mark that will never be forgotten. 

The family would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of 4 South B for the compassionate care and attention they showed Patricia and to Father Paul Lundrigan who guided Patricia on her spiritual journey by providing her final sacrament. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Friends are invited to visit the family in Hickey’s Funeral Home, 570 Conception Bay Highway, Conception Bay South on Monday, August 4th, 2025 from 1 pm – 4 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 at 10 am at St. Edward’s Parish, 2694 Topsail Road, Conception Bay South. Interment in St. Edward’s Cemetery, Kelligrews. To send a message of condolence, please visit www.hickeysfuneralhome.com. To view the funeral service, please click on the link below.

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