Patty passed away with family by her side on Friday June 12, 2026, she was 92 years old. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut on Oct. 19, 1933, to her parents William and Josephine Donovan. She was the oldest of 4 children. In 1941, at the age of 8, her family moved to the Spokane area to be with family. She spent the rest of her life in Spokane. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic school as a child, moving on to Marycliff Catholic High School. Upon graduation she enrolled at St Joseph School of nursing then located on the Sacred Heart Hospital campus. She was employed with Sacred Heart Hospital for 41 years working most of those years as an Intensive Care Nursery Nurse. She enjoyed the babies. Coming home and telling us all about them. She retired in 1998.

Patty married Ted Kinnett on July 16, 1955, at Sacred Heart Church. She was a loving mother and is survived by 4 children, William (Linda) Kinnett, Marcia (Pat) White, Lori (Gary) Geffre and Julie (Jukka) Kauppila. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Kathy Quinn, Sheila Donovan and Peggy (Mike) Davey.

We want to thank all the people who cared for her in her last years. A Nurses Touch Adult Care home, Valley General Hospital and Hospice of Spokane. We are eternally grateful to all those who made her comfortable in her last years.

Funeral Services will be held at Sacred Heart Parish Church on the Spokane South Hill. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Date and times TBD