Obituary: Patricia Louise (Pinkney) Buchan, Lifelong Melrose Resident

The following is from Gately Funeral Home.

Patricia Louise (Pinkney) Buchan passed away at Bear Hill Nursing Center in Stoneham on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. She was 83.

Patricia was born in Melrose on Feb. 23, 1931, to the late Gilbert and Ada (Doucette) Pinkney. She was raised in Melrose, went to St. Mary’s School and has been a lifelong resident.

Mrs. Buchan worked for 15 years at the Middlesex Fells Nursing Home in Melrose. She loved to crochet and make afghans and blankets for her family members. Patricia was famous for her gingerbread houses, her baked cookies and homemade whoopee pies. She loved the holidays and enjoyed going to visit her brothers and their families in New Hampshire.

Mrs. Buchan was the beloved wife of the late Andrew Buchan. Loving mother of Adrienne Hefler and her husband Les and Jimmy Buchan, all of Melrose. Sister of Robert Pinkney of New Hampshire, and the late Gilbert Pinkney, Regina Robinson, Bertha Bagarella, Barbara Carlucci and Dorothy Johnson. Grandmother of Patrick Hefler and his wife Amber Otto of California and Jeffery Hefler and his girlfriend Nicole McCann of Texas. Great grandmother of Henry and Erik Hefler. Also survived by multiple beloved nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St., Melrose, on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to noon, with a funeral service at noon. Burial will follow at Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org.