Obituary of Patricia P. Atherlay

It is with saddened yet full & grateful hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, Patricia Parchall Atherlay, age 92. On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Pat lost her courageous battle with congestive heart failure while retaining her positive, cheerful outlook throughout.

Pat, a longtime resident of Glastonbury, CT., is survived by her four children, son John M. Atherlay of West New York, NJ.; MaryAnn (Atherlay) Zack and her husband Steven Zack of Essex, CT; Mark J. Atherlay and his wife, Denise Berry Atherlay, of Burbank, CA.; and Margaret A. Atherlay of W. Hartford, CT. As well as her 3 grandchildren, James, Philip (& wife, Justine) and Clari Atherlay. Patricia was predeceased by her parents, Edna (McBride) Parchall & Joseph Parchall of Hartford, CT.; as well as her ex-husband, John M. Atherlay, of Greenwich, CT.

Pat was a born & bred ‘Hartford girl’ through & through, maintaining dear friendships with her South End Hartford Bond Street, St. Augustine, Bulkeley High & UCONN girlfriends throughout their entire lives.  Pat worked for the State of CT for several decades but her true loves were spending time with her children & grandchildren, as well as her appreciation of musical theater, film, painting, reading, her Catholic faith & her active social life at the Glastonbury Senior Center and Middlewoods of Newington. She rarely had a bad word to say about anyone and always spread her ’joie de vivre’ through her radiant smile & laughter, of which will be greatly missed but never forgotten.

A service will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm at Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury, CT. 06033. Calling hours will be on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Green Cemetery, Glastonbury. Never one to dwell in sadness or morbidity, this will indeed be a celebration of a life exquisitely lived! For online condolences, please visit www.mulryanfh.com.