Patricia Skidgell

Rochester, NH - Patricia Skidgell died on Friday July 21, 2017. Pat was born in Maine on October 9, 1951 the daughter of the late Millard and Agnes Skidgell. Millard was a military man, so Pat traveled quite a bit. Lucky for us, that she landed in Portsmouth, NH and made it her home. Portsmouth was the place that she met the love of her life and best friend of 38 years, Joseph Lazzara, who survives her. Pat was the type of person that when she walked into a room, the room came alive. To know Pat was to love Pat. Once she became your friend, you had a friend for life. She was a member of the Portsmouth Elks #97. She also had an infectious laugh. If she laughed, we all laughed even if we didn't know what was so funny! That was Pat. To say that Pat had hundreds of friends would not be an understatement. She will be missed by so many. In addition to the love of her life, Joe Lazzara, she is survived by her sister Margaret Shea and her husband Terry of Illinois; her sister Linda Tate of West Virginia; and a...