Obituary of Patricia Helene Schnorr

Schnorr, Patricia Helene (nee Faber), 80, of Huntington, passed away on February 15, 2025. Beloved wife of Robert for 56 years. Loving mother of Ingrid Argueta (Christian), Tanya McGovern (Alasdair Philip), Anna Sullivan (Brian) and Brigitte Goodman (Marc). Cherished grandmother of Hope, Ellie and Christian Casey as well as her grandpups, Zero, Teddy and Lola. Dear sister of Carol Hoag and her sister-in-law Judy Faber, predeceased by her cherished brother Frank Faber and brother-in-law Herb Hoag. Visitation Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 PM at M.A. Connell Funeral Home, 934 New York Ave., Huntington Station. Funeral Mass Monday 9:45 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, Huntington. Interment to follow at Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital www.stjude.org in Patricia’s name would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Patricia, Pat, Patty, as she was known, graduated from SUNY Oswego with a Bachelors and Masters of Science in Guidance. She went on to leave a lasting impression on many students throughout her career. Spending many cherished years at Long Island Lutheran High School and Oyster Bay High School from which she retired in 2002.

During her working years, Mom, Grandma, Aunt Pat, as she was also known, managed to run half marathons, juggle a household, and raise her four daughters; attending numerous dance recitals, sporting events, and always fi nding time to ask about their days. She was a devoted wife to her husband and made sure to save time for him each day.

Retirement aff orded her time for exercising, during which she enjoyed walking by Huntington Harbor; reading books, usually many at the same time; taking classes to continue learning; traveling with her husband and of course devoting herself to the church. She became a master note taker. She also enjoyed meeting new people, and had a special way of talking with absolutely anyone, making them feel important and would make notes of their meetings.

She was a tireless caregiver to her mother Nora in her later years. Devoting herself honorably and serving as an example for her daughters to try to emulate.

Her grandchildren and grand nieces and nephews were the honored recipients of special holiday care packages that she fi lled with trinkets, never missing an occasion. These thoughtful acts always reminded her family how important they were to her, as well as single handedly keeping the US postal service in business. Her love was always felt with her smiles and actions.
Through her most recent months of a diffi cult illness her family would hear from many hospital staff of how kind Pat was. She was tough and truly fought to get back to her family and life. In the end however she was at peace to know she would be meeting God and would have a welcome from her brother Frank, brother-in-law Herb, and mother Nora.