LEWISTON – Patricia Irene Heathco, 57, a resident of 74 Lake Auburn Ave., Auburn died Wednesday afternoon, June 23, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center following a long illness.

She was born in Lewiston, June 13, 1947, the daughter of Carl and Bernadette (Perrier) Heathco. She was educated in Auburn schools and was a 1966 graduate of Edward Little High School.

Following her education, she moved to San Francisco where she was employed as office manager in a flower shop. She relocated back to Lewiston-Auburn in 1980, where she was employed as office manager of her family’s Zeibart Rustproofing business in Auburn. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Auburn.

Survivors include her mother, Bernadette Heathco of Auburn; one daughter, Jessica Lynn Kuwata and her husband Mabo of Fukuoka, Japan; one brother, Raymond Heathco and his wife, Lynn of Auburn; one sister, Sylvia Filliettaz and her husband, Richard of Cape Neddick; several nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

She was predeceased by her father, Carl April 25, 2003.