Patricia Anne (Walsh) Guthlein, 90, passed away on April 8, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Manor. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Guthlein.   

Mrs. Guthlein was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and raised by her grandparents during the Great Depression.  She was a graduate of the Benedictine Academy and Drake’s Business College.

In late 1952, while working for Otto Gerdeau Company in New York City, she met Frank Guthlein at the railroad station in Elizabeth. They married in October of 1953 and in 1958 moved to Manchester, N.H., where she was employed by Comex Communications until retiring in 1998.

After her retirement, she lived in Rye, N.H. until moving to Bristol in 2015 to spend time with her family.

She is survived by her children, Thomas Guthlein of Bristol and Maura Ann Yoslov of Virginia, and grandchildren, Joshua Guthlein, Patrick Guthlein, Greer Yoslov and Abraham Yoslov. She was the mother of the late John Guthlein and sister of the late Florence Reidy. 

Her funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, at 9 a.m. from the George Lima Funeral Home, 367 High St., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 330 Wood St. Burial will be private.

Calling hours are Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association of RI, 245 Waterman St., Suite 306 Providence, RI 02906

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