Mary Patrica Cox

Friday, May. 23, 2025
Mary Patrica Cox
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Mary Patrica Cox

September 19, 1934 ~ May 10, 2025

Mary Patrica Cox passed May 10, 2025 after a very brief illness. She was with her children and close friends, listening to music and tasting wine as she slipped peacefully away into the next life. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be greatly missed.

Mary Pat was born September 19, 1934 in Denver, Colorado. She married Benjamin Vincent Cox on April 18, 1959 at Saint Olaf Catholic Church in Bountiful. They were engaged just 10 days after meeting, and their whirlwind romance led to a 54-year marriage that lasted until Ben passed away in 2013. They raised two beautiful children together.

She attended Holy Rosary Catholic Academy in northern California and graduated from the all-girls boarding school in 1952. She continued her education at Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing, then completed her degree at Barnes School of Nurse Anesthesia. She graduated in 1957. Mary Pat was a practicing certified registered nurse anesthetist for over 40 years. She spent many years working at Holy Cross Hospital and the Salt Lake Surgical Center. She loved her patients and the many wonderful doctors and nurses she worked with.

Mary Pat was known to light up any room with her smile. She loved to garden, read and spend time with people she loved. She spent the last years of her life at The Sarah Daft Home surrounded by many friends. Mary Pat’s kindness, generosity and unwavering love of family will never be forgotten.

She is survived by her children Linda (Paul), Rye Brook, New York; Stephen, Salt Lake City; grandchildren Katie, Chloe, Julia and Sophie; brother Robert Mitchell (Kathleen); sister-in-law Louise Mitchell; brothers-in-law Jim (Pat) Cox and Richard Cox; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1375 Spring Lane, Holladay. A luncheon and celebration of life will follow at Starks Funeral Home, 3651 South 900 East, Salt Lake City. In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation to The American Macular Degeneration Foundation.

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