Mary Devaux (Patterson) Hobby


LAKEVILLE — Mary Devaux (Patterson) Hobby, 84, died peacefully on March 19, 2008, surrounded by her family and supported by the wonderful staff at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan.

Mrs. Hobby was born on July 31, 1923, to May and John Patterson. She grew up in Lime Rock and was in the first graduating class at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in 1943. She spent a brief time in New York City, where she took journalism classes at Columbia University before returning to Lakeville to raise a family.

She was the first director for Housatonic Daycare Center when it opened in 1970 and took care of many area children. She worked at Noble Horizons as a nurse’s aide and also as one of the first reality orientation specialists for residents. She also worked for Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association for many years.

Mrs. Hobby was an excellent calligrapher, competitive Scrabble player and a crossword aficionado. She loved to garden and had beautiful perennial and rock gardens.

She lost her brother, Donald Patterson, and first husband, Henry Denhardt, in World War II. She was predeceased by her longtime companion and husband, Hobart Hobby; her former husband and father of her children, William J. Stanton Jr.; and her older brother, Robert Patterson. Her son, Scott, predeceased her in 1986.

She is survived by her daughter Sandy and her husband, Bruce Bean, of Amesbury, Mass.; her daughter Therese and her companion, Ian Donald, of London, England; her son Bill and his wife, Lynne, of Salisbury; her son Tom and his wife, Susan, of Colebrook; her daughter Mary and her companion, Holly Bowyer, of Northampton, Mass.; and her six grandchildren, Jessica and her husband, Hank Jones, Timothy and his fiance, Laura Graham, Alex, Scott, Cady and Molly.

Kenny Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. A service celebrating Mrs. Hobby’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lime Rock. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan.

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