Patricia A. “Pat” Governor

Patricia A. “Pat” Governor, age 90, of Newark, DE, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Born October 1934 in Rochester NY, she was a daughter of the late Ensign and Vivian (Rainsford) Slayton. Pat graduated from Saint Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Rochester, New York, in 1955 and went on to dedicate her life to caring for others as a registered nurse. In 1958, she married Paul Governor. After moving to Fanwood, NJ in 1967, Pat became a member of the Fanwood Volunteer Rescue Squad, where she served as an ambulance attendant, secretary and president for 25 years.  She worked for many years at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield, NJ. After retiring in 2003, Pat moved to Delaware.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Elisabeth and siblings, Walter, Bernard, Elizabeth, and Kathleen. Pat is survived by her son, Paul of Boston, MA; daughter, Judie Clabaugh (Scott) of Newark, DE; and several nieces and nephews.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 2:30 pm until 3 pm on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 121 West Park Place, Newark, DE, where a funeral service will begin at 3 pm. She will be interred privately next to her daughter, Elisabeth, in Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat’s memory to Delaware Hospice, 630 Churchmans Road, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19702 or online by clicking here.