Patricia (nee: Oliver) Drake, 90, of Metuchen, NJ, passed peacefully at her home, with the love of her family at her side on Friday, October 10, 2025.

Born January 30, 1935 in Metuchen, she was a lifelong resident of the borough.

She was a graduate of Metuchen High School, graduating with the "Class of 1953".

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert Drake, who died in 2009, her brother, Harry Oliver and her sister, Jean Koenig.

Patricia leaves behind her two beloved daughters, Deborah Capuano and her husband Albert of Rockaway, NJ, and Sandra Masters of Metuchen, her beloved son, Robert Drake and his wife Sandra, of Rome, PA, her 9 grandchildren; Michael Capuano, Joseph Capuano, Jared Masters, Brooke Masters, Bonny Morgan, Samantha Zupko, Brittney Drake, Amanda Simons, and Nate Simons; her 7 great-grandchildren; her brother, Richard Oliver and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Thursday morning, October 16, 2025 from time 10:30 am to 12 noon, with a funeral service 12 noon at the Flynn and Son /Koyen Funeral Home, 319 Amboy Ave. Metuchen NJ 08840.

Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery in Metuchen.

Contributions may be made in her memory to: St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, stjude.org