Patsy "Pat" Ruth (Ozancin) McCarthy

     Patsy "Pat" Ruth Ozancin McCarthy received her angel wings on January 12, 2025 and left to be with her beloved husband Bob, her parents, her son Johnny, and many other family members that she missed dearly.

     She was born on June 2, 1934 in Bingham, Utah. Her parents are Louis and Ruth Ozancin. She married Robert McCarthy when she was 17 years old. They were married for 63 years before his passing. They had three children - Johnny, Kathy, and Joe.

     She was raised in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah where her parents had a huge orchard, vegetable gardens, flower gardens, and berry patches. She worked hard helping her parents raise and pick the produce, selling, and also giving produce to those in need. With her family she skied, canned, cooked, sewed, made homemade noodles, breads, rolls, and scones all while attending college and working at the school.

     She met her husband - Bob, at the Canyon Inn - a restaurant her parents owned at the mouth of the Big Cottonwood Canyon. They were married the year of 1951. While she was still in High School, he left for the Korean War. When he came home, he built them a beautiful home where they lived until moving to Gooding, Idaho in 1971, where they fulfilled their lifelong dream of owning a farm. They loved that place, their kids, their grandkids, dogs, cats, horses, horse racing, chariot racings, and their many friends and neighbors.

     She always said many times; “If God told her she won the lottery and could choose any life she wanted, it would be the one she already had”. She felt so grateful and blessed.

     She worked at the IGA, Beacon Bean, in the harvest, and school lunch programs. She was an extremely hard worker, made huge meals every day for family, extended family and friends. She worked all day then came home and helped my dad farm sometimes on the tractor all night with him so he wouldn’t get baled up. She was so amazing words cannot do her justice.

     She was preceded in death by her husband – Robert; son – Johnny; her parents - Louis and Ruth; her brother – Lindy; and her sister - Donna.

     She is survived by her daughter - Kathy (Kent) Benson; son -  Joe McCarthy; her daughter-in-law – Timmi McCarthy; as well as grandchildren - Tammy (Robert), Shane (Tiffany), Casey (Chelsey), Kelsea (Bubba), Megan (Jon), Chad (Anna), Jake (Brigette), Morgan (Ryan), and Brandy; and great grandchildren - Trevor, Kiera, Taylor, Savanah, Emma Ruth, Avery, Ivy, Kinsley, Isabella, Clay, Amme, Cade, Aniah, Jordan, Haley, Novalee, Angel; and her sister - Roberta.

     Thank you, mom for teaching us about the value of hard work, unconditional love, kindness, giving, quiet strength, and perseverance; and to God for giving us the blessing of her presence.

     The family would like to offer many thanks to the staff at Hospice Visions for their loving care of our mother.

     A rosary and funeral mass will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Gooding.    

     A celebration of life will be held at the Gooding Basque Center on Sunday January 26, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Main dish provided, bring a favorite potluck dish or desert if you would like.

     Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel.

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