Barnet, VT Mary Patricia Pat Goss, 67, died on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, VT. She was born in Portland, ME, January 31, 1942, the daughter of Fred and Catherine (Loring) Cavanaugh. Pat graduated from Cathedral High School in Portland, ME, Class of 1960. She went on to Maine School of Practical Nursing, Class of 1962. During her nursing career she worked at Maine Medical Center, St. Mary s in Rochester, NY, Wooster Community Hospital and Akron City Hospital in Ohio. She worked 22 years at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, retiring in 2003. She married Gordon Goss on April 12, 1969. She was a loving wife, mother, grammie, daughter, sister, aunt, and loved to be around family and friends. Always ready to lend a helping hand. Pat as a child loved spending time in Long Island, ME and summers with Papa and the Baron Sisters. She was devoted to her friends and family, especially her two grandsons, Brady and her best friend Ezra. She was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Catherine Cavanaugh; her grandfather, Papa Martin Cavanaugh; and Aunt Margaret Mary McCallum. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Gordon Goss of Barnet, VT; two sons, Christopher Goss and wife Annette Hyder and their son Ezra of Barnet, VT and Andrew Goss and wife Kayla and their son Brady of Kelso, WA; two sisters, Ann S. DiBiase and husband John of Parrish, FL and Katie Early and husband Terry of Portland, ME; many nieces and nephews, several cousins and one aunt. Pat s family will receive family, friends, and neighbors on Monday, October 5 from 5 to 7 PM, at their home, at 101 Maple Lane, Barnet, VT. A memorial service will be on Tuesday, October 6, at 1 PM at The Presbyterian Church of Barnet at Barnet Center, 276 Barnet Center Road, Barnet Center, VT, with Rev. Dr. Dwight White officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either The Presbyterian Church of Barnet at Barnet Center, C/O Merle Fitzgerald, Treasurer, Barnet, VT, 05821 or Women s Wellness Center at N.V.R.H., attn: Jim Flynn, Hospital Drive, St. Johnsbury, VT, 05819.