Ashland--- Patricia "Patty" (O'Clair) Vaillancourt, 63, passed away peacefully June 5, 2023, with her loving family at her side. She was born December 16, 1959, in Presque Isle, a daughter of the late William and Christine (Flint) O'Clair Jr.

Pat was a full-time cook at McCain Foods, Easton, for over 13 years, until her medical retirement in 2015. She had an outstanding relationship with her daughters and especially her grandbabies, and she cherished all the memories they created together, especially beating them at cribbage and various card games. Pat enjoyed all the times she spent with family and had an unbreakable bond with her siblings. She enjoyed going for drives, going to the movies, and also many lunch dates with her friends, Linda Labreck and Pat Kelly, occasionally partaking in a celebratory margarita.

Pat is fondly remembered and cherished by her two daughters, Rachel Vaillancourt and her significant other, Kalob Gagnon, and Chelsea Vaillancourt and her significant other, Danis Hickey, all of Presque Isle; her husband Bill Vaillancourt of Ashland; her four grandbabies; three sisters, Debbie Clark, Sheila Bennett, and Bonnie McNally; two brothers, James O'Clair and his wife Lori and Greg O'Clair and his wife Diana; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Besides her parents, Pat was predeceased by a sister, Judith O'Clair, and brothers-in-law, Ed "Pooch" Clark, Mike McNally, and Lee Bennet

A Patty's Life Celebration will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the VFW- Ashland, 36 Portage Road, Ashland.

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