Obituary of Patricia E. Covert

Patricia Covert was born on April 12, 1943 in Plainfield, NJ. She was the second of 3 children born to James Perrette and Constance Anderson. Patricia often told stories of being a "Daddy's girl" and helping her mother care for her father, who was stricken with blindness as a result of diabetes. Patricia, also known as "Pat", "Patty", and "Trish", spent most of her childhood days in Dunellen, NJ and graduated from Dunellen High School in 1962. Soon after graduating high school, Pat began working for Lockheed Martin in Watchung, NJ. She held various positions, including Quality Control Inspector, until she left the company in 1990. Pat spent the last 11 years of her career working for the Association of Retarded Citizens in Middlesex County, caring for adults with developmental disabilities. She retired in 2007.Pat married Dean Covert on February 15, 1975. She gave birth to her first daughter, Dana, in 1977 and a second daughter, Dawn, in 1980. Pat and her girls moved to Manville, NJ in 1986 and lived there together until 1999. She loved watching Dana participate in music and drama programs at school and cheered for Dawn at all of her Little League games. Pat enjoyed being a member of the Manville Music Parents Association, attended countless concerts, band competitions, and football games, where she worked the "snack shack" and had a reputation for making amazing brownies. Pat was also a member of the Elizabeth Avenue Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, for over 30 years and enjoyed many close friendships there.Family was the center of Pat's world. In addition to her daughters, she enjoyed caring for her nieces and nephews, many of whom called her "Aunt Aqua Net." Pat always opened her home for visits, loved feeding people and got excited at the holidays when she could celebrate with her great nieces and nephews.Pat moved to Piscataway in 2006 and resided in the township until her death. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of New Market and enjoyed working with the children's ministry there. Her faith in Jesus became the most important part of her life in her later years, especially during her cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery. She would read her Bible daily and pray for loved ones and friends. Patricia is survived by two daughters, Dana and Dawn Covert, her younger sister Eileen Rada, 4 nieces, 6 nephews, 10 great nieces and nephews and one great -great niece. She was predeceased by older brother, Robert Perrette in 1998.