Patricia Ann (Landy) McLaud

January 20, 1929 - February 7, 2020

Patricia Ann McLaud, born Patricia Ann Landy, died peacefully in her sleep on February 7, 2020 in Groton, MA. “Patsy” was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Ossining, NY by her late parents Mary and Arthur Landy, along with her older sister Eileen and younger brother Arthur (Bub). She would meet her future husband Eugene McLaud on the Jersey Shore where they were both employed by The Stockton Hotel in Sea Girt, she as a waitress and he a bellboy. She attended Briarcliff Junior College and upon graduating worked for the advertising agency of Young and Rubicam on Madison Avenue. She and Eileen commuted daily by train to NYC. She married Eugene (“Gene” or “Abby”) on June 30, 1951 and spent most of their married life in Trumbull, CT, where they raised their 4 children. Patsy had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh. She loved to swim, ski, cook, play bridge, knit and, mostly, spend time with her family. She was well travelled from Europe to Egypt and across the US, with Abby and occasionally her sister Eileen. She enjoyed Broadway shows, The Irish Tenors, Luciano Pavarotti and many other musical entertainers. She especially loved the Thanksgiving Holiday, and, of course, penguins. Predeceased in death by her husband of 65 years, Abby, and her younger brother Bub, she is survived by her sister Eileen, formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, (now Brewster, MA), Judith McLaud and Philip Brown of Rochester, NY, Sally and Rich Thomas of Pittsburgh, PA, Martha and Neal Sullivan of Lunenburg, MA and Steve and Tiff McLaud of Mendham, NJ, 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Her funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, February 12, at 11AM in St. Mary’s Church, 31 Shirley St., Ayer. Burial will be in the Parish cemetery. A calling hour will be held on Wednesday morning prior to the Mass from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Anderson Funeral Home, 25 Fitchburg Rd., Ayer. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Rivercourt Christmas Party Fund, 8 West Main St., Groton, MA 01450.