Patricia L. Fabian

We regretfully announce the passing of Patricia L. Fabian of Rochester, NH on March 24, 2023. Patricia was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully at her home at The Residence at Silver Square in Dover, NH. Patricia was born on June 16th, 1933, in Rochester, NH to her parents Wilfred and Arlene Lessard. After graduating from Spaulding High School in Rochester, she went on to study at Joliet Jr College in Joliet, IL. After graduation she worked at General Electric and Pease Air Force base. She met and married Edward Robert Fabian Jr and together they had 3 children. They moved to Strafford, NH and she lived in their home there for over 60 years. Patricia was predeceased by her husband Edward "Bob" Fabian and daughter Beth Ann Fabian; sister Barbara Shea and brothers Donald and Paul Lessard; daughter-in-law Leslie Fabian. She is survived by son Stephen Michael Fabian and his wife Pati Fabian; son Edward Robert Fabian III; 7 grandchildren, Nicholas Metz and his wife Karen, Samantha and James Scott, Edward Robert Fabian IV, Jessica Fabian and partner Leif Anderson, Rebecca, and Julia Fabian. Pat loved to travel the world including many trips to Europe with her husband and grandchildren. She also loved all wildlife, except possibly the bears that occasionally visited her birdfeeders, and was an avid gardner. Please consider a donation in Patricia's name to the National Audubon Society, as she had a lifelong love of birds that was passed on to all her children. The family would like to thank the staff at The Residence at Silver Square for their loving care and Wentworth Home Care and Hospice for their support. Visitation and a memorial service will be held on April 1st from 12-2 at R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 87 South Main St, Rochester NH, 03867.