Patricia M. Harkaway

Patricia “Pat” Harkaway R.N. (nee Hartnett) Former Assistant Director of Shapero School of Nursing, Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 in Saline, MI. She was born May 14, 1928 in Jackson, MI, the daughter of John R. and Marion C. (Campbell) Hartnett. Pat retired from Shapero School in 1984 where she served as Obstetrical Nursing instructor and Assistant Director for fifteen years. She was a graduate of Mount Carmel Mercy School of Nursing with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Nursing Education and Maternity Nursing from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. She was also a member of Sigma Theta Tau, a national honors society in Nursing, as well as several professional nursing organizations, including the National League for Nursing where she served on the Council for Nursing Education and the Council of Michigan Educators and Administrators of Nursing. Pat was past president of Friends of Wayne State University School of Medicine and a member of the American Association of University Women (Birmingham, MI Chapter) where she devoted many volunteer hours to their annual fund-raising efforts. Patricia was happily married to Dr. Eugene Harkaway (now deceased) for fifty years and was the proud mother of their two sons; Thomas (Louise) and Paul (Lee Ann) and grandmother of Kerilyn (Joshua), Catherine (Trevor) and Sheila (Trey). She also found tremendous joy from visits with her six great-grandchildren: William, Matilda, Eliza, Ryan, Stella, and Theo. Pat felt that the love of family supersedes all other blessings in life. A Mass of the Christian Burial will take place on Monday, August 29, 2022 at 10:15 A.M. at the St. Andrew Catholic Church in Saline, MI with Fr. Jim McDougall as Celebrant. Friends may join the family for a time of visitation from 9:30 A.M. until the time of service at 10:15 A.M. Following a luncheon at the church, burial will be held in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit, MI. The family requests that no flowers be sent please. Should you choose to donate in Pat’s name, please consider her favorites: The Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Goodfellows, Hope Clinic (Ypsilanti), any organization that preserves Nature or Water, or to Arbor Hospice where she received meticulous and compassionate care during her final days and to whom we are most grateful. To leave a memory you have of Pat, to sign her guestbook, or for directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com.

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Patricia M. Harkaway

May 14, 1928 - August 23, 2022