V. Patricia Boyle, 81, of Valencia died

Wednesday morning

at UPMC Passavant hospital, McCandless.

Born in Ambridge, June 6, 1923, she was the daughter of William and Alice Durbin Dempsey.

She was a member of St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church and had been a member of the Christian Mothers of the church.

Mrs. Boyle had been a cook at the Mars VFW Post 7505, where she also was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing bingo.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. William (Alice) Hayes of Valencia, with whom she made her home, and Eileen Lichtenfels and Carol A. Boyle, both of Lancaster; two sons, John F. Boyle of Gibsonia and Edward J. Boyle of Clayton, N.C.; a brother, Joseph Dempsey of Moon Township; and three sisters, Jackie Praskach of Sewickley, Helen Grazioli of Margate, Fla., and Noreen Murphy of Mesa, Ariz. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Her husband, John E. Boyle, whom she married Aug. 19, 1947, died June 6, 1973. Two brothers and three sisters also preceded her in death.

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- Friends of V. Patricia Boyle, who died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at

McDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME

, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church, Mars, with the Rev. Charles Bober officiating. Burial will be in Mars Cemetery, Adams Township.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.