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Patricia Sinopole

Patricia W. Sinopole passed away on March 17, 2026, at the age of 93. Patricia was born August 14, 1932, in St. Louis, MO, to Jokshan and Elizabeth Wittmann, nee Dubbert.

Patricia sinopole2Patricia married the love of her life, Joseph, on May 12, 1954, and they celebrated 50 years of marriage prior to Joseph's passing in 2014. To this union, they were blessed with 7 children: Joseph, Suzanne, Thomas, John, William, Michael, and Patrick.

Patricia was a loving and devoted mother who loved being able to provide and take care of her family. She loved to gather the family every weekend for a large family dinner, no invite needed, you knew when and where it was, you just showed up, and there was always plenty of food to go around. She loved cooking for her family, and she always made sure that she had chocolate in the house. She turned her children into chocolate lovers as well. Patricia loved helping and caring for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to travel and go camping and RVing with her husband Joe. Alaska was always a favorite. Patricia was a very active member of Immaculate Heart of Mary in New Melle and had a deep devotion to her Catholic faith.

Patricia is survived by her seven children, Joseph (Irene) Sinopole, Suzanne (Jim) Cox, Thomas (Kay) Sinopole, John Sinopole, William (Denice) Sinopole, Michael (Lisa) Sinopole, and Patrick (Jenny) Sinopole; 17 grandchildren, James, Danny, Patricia, Angelica, Anthony, Aaron, Andrew, Elizabeth, Adam, Billy, Natalie, Austin, Makenzie, Kaleigh, Kelsey, Samantha, and Amelia; 12 great-grandchildren, Dante, Nico, Liliana, Josephina, Lucas, Raheem, Iqra, Ikltlas, Rauf, Sage, Celeste, and Rafael.

Patricia's love of her family and deep devotion to faith will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Visitation: Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m to 12 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church-Weber Hall, 8 West Highway D, New Melle, MO 63365. 
Funeral Mass: Wednesday, March 25, at 12 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (New Melle).
Memorials: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church or Right to Life in care of Pitman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 248, Wentzville, MO 63385.
The family is being served by Pitman Funeral Home in Wentzville.