OWLS HEAD- Patricia Drake Niedzielski, 74 passed away at The Sussman House in Rockport, Maine on April 6, 2019. Pat was born on June 1, 1944 in Hershey, Pennsyvania to parents Robert Eaton Drake and Janet Hartz Drake of Morrisville, New York. 

Pat graduated from Pennsylvania State University and further studied at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst where she obtained a Master’s Degree. She resided in Amherst for many years and taught Spanish at Frontier Regional High School in Deerfield, Massachusetts. 

Upon retirement, Pat decided to move to Maine, enjoy the ocean views and settled in Owls Head, where she has since resided for 15 years.  Here she enjoyed her involvement in The Literacy Volunteer program.

Pat was pre-deceased by her parents as well as her husband Stanley C. Niedzielski.  Left to cherish her memory are her sons Jonathan (Kathy) of Amherst, Massachusetts, Peter (Lisa) of Georgetown, Massachusetts, her foster son Gene Nguyen and family of Lawrenceville, Georgia along with her sister Joan (Fred) Sinclair of Alfred, New York. Pat is survived by her loving partner Richard G. McGee & family of Owls Head, along with her grandchildren Drake and Anna Niedzielski of Amherst, Massachusetts and Nicholas and Andrew Niedzielski of Georgetown, Massachusetts. 

At her request, the family is choosing to honor Pat’s life privately. They have requested that in lieu of flowers those who wish to honor her memory make a donation to their local library or literacy program.

Hall’s of Thomaston has care of the arrangements. To extend online condolences to the family please visit www.Hallfuneralhomes.com.