Patricia K. 'Pat' Mckinney

Patricia "Pat" K. McKinney (nee Brennan), 65, of Elyria, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at the Cleveland Clinic after a short illness. She was born January 13, 1947 in Elyria where she has been a lifelong resident. Pat had been working as a Phlebotomist for King James Medical Lab, Westlake for the past 17 years. She enjoyed gardening and bowling, previously bowling on a league at Rebman's. Her true joy was spending as much time as she could with her grandchildren. 　 Pat is survived by her husband of 23 years, James McKinney; son, George (Nicola) Vrabel of Shreveport, LA; daughters: Cheryl Vrabel of Amherst, Regina (Gregory) Keller of St. Petersburg, FL; Tracy (Lorenzo) Tellez of Austin, TX; Valerie (David) Bichsel of Amherst; and Stephanie (Jeffery) Nickoloff of Lorain; and 6 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Brennan and Kathleen (nee Rainey) Santoni; daughter, Deborah Vrabel; brothers, Terry "Jay" Johnson, and Timothy Johnson; and sister, Sandra Rosso. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 from 4-8 pm at the Dombrowski-Riddle Funeral Home, 1939 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, Ohio. Funeral services will be Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at 10:00 am at the funeral home. Father Daniel O. Divis, pastor of Mary Mother of God Parish, will officiate. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain. Online condolences may be made at www.dombrowskifuneralhome.com