Patricia Ann Doerle

Patricia "Pat" Doerle, of Attleboro, MA, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, Rhode Island after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Pat was born in Syracuse, New York on March 29, 1957. She was a graduate of Canastota High School, Canastota, New York, Class of 1974. Pat was an outstanding student. She completed her high school graduation requirements and passed the New York State Regents examinations with high school honors in three years. Upon graduation, she received a scholarship to attend St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York. She graduated in 1978 and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics.

She is survived by the love of her life and husband, Dale Galasso, with whom she lovingly shared over 36 years. She also is survived by her father, William Doerle, of Spring Hill, TN; her sister: Margaret Ribley and her husband, James, of Spring Hill, TN; her sister: Melanie Wattenbe and her husband, Stewart, of Clayton, New York; her brother: Matthew Doerle of Trinity, NC; her niece: Barbara Widay and her husband, Robert, of Spring Hill, TN and her nephew: Brad Ribley and his wife, Jennifer, of Mount Pleasant, TN.

Pat was predeceased by her mother, Rita Sherman Doerle and her sister, Janet Doerle.

She will be greatly missed by all of her surviving family members, all of whom held a special place in her heart.

During her lifetime, she was a loving wife, sister, aunt and friend. Her generosity and kindness towards others as well as her infectious laugh will be greatly missed but not forgotten.

Pat genuinely enjoyed warm Spring, Summer and Fall days in her yard where she planned, planted and decorated with flowers of the season. She, together with her husband, became a back yard orchardist, planting various fruit trees, including apple, plum, peach and pear. She also, together with her husband, designed, built and planted a formal English Boxwood Garden with paths, a Celtic grove, and a Zen Garden, guarded by a large granite Temple lantern, and surrounded by a small collection of Japanese maples.

During her adult life, Pat would often recommend to family members and close friends that they consider planting their own flowers, shrubs or trees. She would suggest that they nourish them, watch them grow, and reflect on the fond memories that they might have concerning them. She hoped that their plantings would give to them the same gift of happiness that her flowers, shrubs and trees gave to her.

In keeping with Pat's wishes, all funeral arrangements will be private.

Arrangements under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, North Attleboro, MA. www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com