Patricia Mary Laffey, born May 4 th , 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, to Robert and Mary
Kearney, passed away, May 30th, 2026, at her home in Carthage, IL.
Trish, as she was known, was an accomplished woman. She worked in the Information
Technology sector specializing in human resources throughout her career. She rose to
high offices in several large corporations, retiring as Director of Human Resources for
Tenet Healthcare Corporation in Dallas, TX.
She and her husband, Tim, retired in 2004 to Carthage, where she designed and built
their house on a portion of the old family farm. She grew to love the open fields, wooded
ditches, and streams and to relish the wildlife she saw around her. Still, family remained
central to who Trish was and she kept close ties to them out east in New Jersey and
New York, visiting them often. There was rarely a time her brothers and sisters, nieces
and nephews were not in her thoughts with the brightest of lights shining on her mother,
Mary, who she missed more than words convey.
Trish brought light, love, and life to every occasion. She loved music of all types and
could dance till daylight. Every car ride with her was a concert. And she loved people,
loved their stories, would laugh and cry with them, and few stayed a stranger for long.
She will be missed but in time, more often with smiles than tears.
Trish was preceded in death by her sister, Barbara, and nephew, Kyle.
She is survived by brothers Rob, Terrance and Kevin Kearney, sister, Geri Silagyi,
nieces, Nancy Carey, Kathy Schwarz, Corina Graves, Tina Silagyi, Erin Kearney and
Lauren Crutchfield, and her nephews, Aiden and Brendan Carey, and Micheal Silagyi.
Trish became an integral part of the Laffey’s, loved by her husband's entire family,
brothers and sisters, nieces, and nephews. She was accompanied to the end by Robin
Laffey and Donna Tracy who held a special place in her heart. She lit our lives.
A funeral mass will be held at 11am on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in Carthage. A visitation will be held from 4 - 7pm on
Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Printy Funeral Home in Carthage. Please join the family for
a celebration of life party out at the family farm following the funeral service. Memorials
may be made out to St. Jude Childrens Hospital or ASPCA. Printy Funeral Home is
providing arrangements.Patricia Mary Laffey