Patricia Mercurio Hyde, 69, of Frederick County, Va., a homemaker and a former Ridgefielder, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, in Winchester Medical Center.
Mrs. Hyde was born on April 28, 1937 in Fairfield, daughter of the late Angelo James and Grace Connell Mercurio.
A Ridgefielder for many years, living on Florida Road, she was the wife of Brian D. Hyde who was raised in Ridgefield and whose family owned Hyde's Wines & Liquors, a longtime Main Street business. She married Brian D. Hyde on Sept. 7, 1964 in Fairfield.
Here, Mrs. Hyde had been a member of the Fifth Connecticut Regiment, was active in supporting school programs and had belonged to the Jaycee Wives.
She had worked at Bedient’s Hardware for many years and later Keogh’s Paint & Hardware in Branchville before moving to Virginia in 1986.
In Virginia, Mrs. Hyde was a member of the Shenandoah Smockers Club, receiving many awards for Japanese embroidery.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Paul V. Hyde of Winchester, Va., and Sara E. Hyde of Ashburn, Va.; one granddaughter, a sister, and a brother. Her son, James Edward “Spencer” Hyde, died before her.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, June 11, at 9 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Fairfield.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
The Shaughnessey Funeral Home, 50 Reef Road, Fairfield.
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