Obituary of Patricia Skillen

Patricia Koning Skillen, of Byram, New Jersey entered into eternal life, Wednesday August 15th with family by her side.

She is survived by her husband Bill of 38 years, daughter Kimberly Albensi, her husband JW; mother, Bess Koning; sister Mary Beth Meyer of Fort Mill, SC; brothers Joe Koning, his wife Dawn of Pompton Lakes, Arthur Koning, his wife Nancy of Haskell; two granddaughters Lizzie and Sophia; and two nieces and two nephews.

She dedicated her life to helping others and loved serving in the community and in her church. She was very active with Girl Scouts of America, a CCD teacher, and an avid lover of singing in the church choir. She enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her family and friends. Her greatest joy was spending time with her two beautiful grandchildren.

She worked for BASF as a graphic designer and GFK Market Measures as a research analyst for many years.

Family and friends are invited to the visiting hours on Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 3-7 pm at the funeral home and the Funeral Mass on Sunday, August 19th at Our Lady of the Valley, 630 Valley Road, Wayne NJ at 3:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923, www.scleroderma.org