Patricia E. Williams, 79, of Nutley, passed away on March 18, 2023. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Nutley. Patricia was the daughter of the late Harold M and Ruth A. (Key) Williams. Patricia retired as a systems engineer from Verizon, where she worked for more than 40 years. She served her community in many different ways, she was a poll worker for the Essex County Board of Elections for more that 40 years, and was a member of WIN (Woman’s Initiative Network) from its inception. She served on the rent leveling board of Nutley and served one term as member of the Nutley Board of Education. In addition, she was also a member of the Nutley League of Woman voters, having served as secretary and membership chair, a member of the Van Riper Trust, and the Nutley Historical Society. She belonged to of the Nutley Chapter of the America Association of University Woman, was a member and former president of the Nutley Republican Club and she was also regularly active with the Red Hat Society. Patty was a 1961 graduate of Nutley High School and a graduate of Fordham University, with a BA.

She was predeceased by her brother Harold C., her sisters Beverly Williams, Carol Rhodes and Barbara Stanford. She is survived by her sister Connie Iannicelli, and her husband Anthony, and her nephew Glenn L. Darden.

The funeral will be Friday 1pm at S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, (www.swbrownandson.com), 267 Centre St., Nutley. Visitors will be received from 10am-1pm.

The interment at Glendale Cemetery will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Friends with Four Paws
https://friendswithfourpaws.networkforgood.com/projects/41701-support-friends-with-four-paws