Saratoga Springs, NY- Patricia Noel MacMasters born on March 6, 1929, God so loved Pat that He took her home on St. Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Showing God's love was the way Pat lived her life.  She was the consummate care giver.  Taking care of her younger siblings and helping out at Hickey's service station taught Pat how to multi-task with love and patience.  She applied both interchangeably whether you were family, friend, or stranger.  She loved babies, loved being Gramma Pat.  She often had her grandchildren at her home, feeding and changing and loving on them. Unconditional love is Pat's legacy - to her children, "adopted" kids, grandchildren and great grands. Pat was a truly remarkable woman and will be so missed by so many.

Pat was the daughter of the late Jim and Jane (Cogan) Hickey.  She was predeceased by her husbands, Jerry Noel and Charlie Mac Masters, brother Jim (and Carol) Hickey, brother Father Daniel Hickey CSsR, sister-in-law Judy Hickey and sister-in-law Toni (and Bill) Belmore.  She was also predeceased by her daughter-in-law Lori (Smaldone) Noel and her great granddaughter Liliana Grace Cox.

Pat is survived by her siblings, Nancy (Bob) Schaffer, Tom Hickey, Joanne (the late Paul) Fitzgerald, David (Sue) Hickey and her children Richard (Claudia), Robert (Debbie), Dan (Sharon), Kevin (Mary Ann) and Jerry (Lorraine) Noel, Maureen (Randy) Rivers, Jeanne (Bob) Cox and Margie (Andy) Jones, Judy (Greg) Lees and Cheri Mac Masters. She is survived by 22 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.  (Sorry kiddos but there are too many of you to list all the names.)  She is also survived by a plethora of nieces and nephews.

Pat lived in Saratoga Springs for most of her life, it was always considered home.  She was a lifelong member of St. Clement's Church.  She worked as a secretary for the VA hospital, in the building that is now the Spa Little Theater, before she married.  Being a wife and mother was her favorite "job".   As her children grew, Pat was the weekend phone operator at Skidmore College and then a part-timer at the Adirondack Trust Co. sorting and mailing bank statements.  The bank job turned into a full-time gig in Bookkeeping and then the Student Loan Department.  She enjoyed her retirement job with Lots of Linens but Pat most loved her volunteer work with Birthright, Meals on Wheels, Wesley nursing home and Hospice.  She was very involved with her church, serving as a Eucharistic minister at Mass and bringing Communion and the Lord's love to patients at the hospital or home.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 4-7 PM on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the William J. Burke & Sons/ Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY (518-584-5373)

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM on Thursday, February, 22, 2024 at the Church of St. Clements, 231 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs.  Burial will be held at 12:30 PM in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd. Schuylerville, NY 12831.

In lieu of flowers, donations can made to Birthright or the Alzheimer's Assoc. or a charity of your choice. Pat's family would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for all the love and care shown to her by all the staff of the Glendale Home - Mohawk Trail unit.