DEER ISLAND, New Brunswick — Patricia Ann Pine, 80, passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2024 after a long battle with dementia. She was born on January 4, 1944 in Canaan, Connecticut to the late James and Corrine Hughes. Pat married the love of her life, Vincent Pine, on July 5, 1964 and together they had two children.

Pat graduated Rockland High School in 1962. She was a member of the Methodist Church and sang in the choir in Rockland, worked at Van Baalen, Courier Gazette and Boca Raton for many years. She enjoyed traveling, dancing, skiing, knitting, sewing, spending summers on Metinic, and tending her vegetable gardens.

Pat and Vince moved to Deer Island, New Brunswick in 2003. They shared their time between Deer Island and their place on Jameson Island. She was very involved with the Lamberts Cove Baptist Church. She became a Canadian Citizen in 2007.

She is survived by her husband, Vincent; daughter, Kristin Pine; son, Stephen Pine, his wife Cathy; granddaughters, Alexis Pine Tozier, her husband Kolby and Casey Pine; brother, Joe Hughes, his wife Becky; nephew, Nick Hughes and great-nieces: Emily and Aubrey Hughes, sister-in-law, Vivian Kennedy her husband Maurice; brother-in-law, Maitland Pine, his wife Nola; many nieces and nephews and a special childhood friend, Linda Fifield Wheeler.

She is predeceased by her parents and her nephew, Michael Hughes.

Thank you to the Extra-Murial Nurses, the Deer Island Community Help Center; Lois and Dale Mitchell and Cole and Kat Attridge for their kindness and support during this difficult time.

Arrangements are under the care of St. George Funeral Home, 26 Portage Street, St. George, NB (506-755-3533).

There will be a private burial service at a later date.