Portage County obituaries for July 15-19

- Staff Report

Phyllis Patricia Counts, age 85, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2022. She was a graduate of Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She went on to earn her RN degree at East Orange General Hospital School of Nursing in 1958. She loved her nursing school “sisters” and stayed close to them her entire life. She will be greatly missed by Nancy Sincock and her surviving class of 1958.

Patricia loved singing from a very early age. She sang in many choirs and was often hired to sing professionally as well. She also loved the ocean and walks on the beach.

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