Patricia Ann Hudson
Obituary
After an exciting and adventurous ninety years, Patricia Ann Hudson passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, in her home surrounded by her children.
Pat was born October 25, 1935, in Chicago, IL to parents Thomas and Bernice Corrigan. With her younger sister, Charlene, the family moved to Watsonville where she attended Watsonville High School. She briefly attended San Jose State University before she was married at St. Patrick's Parish on July 11, 1954, to Watsonville native, Hubert "Hugh" W. Hudson. She and Hugh began raising their family, moving to Corralitos in 1962.
Pat was active in her five children's school and extracurricular activities, shuttling them all over south county for 4H, sports practices, games, and scout meetings while still miraculously managing to get dinner on the table - decades before the cellphone and GPS! She was also a long-time member of Omega Nu.
Pat and Hugh enjoyed travel and were fortunate to tour over a hundred countries together including all the world's continents excluding Antarctica. Later in life they were regular visitors to Zihuatanejo, Mexico and Palm Desert. Pat spent years playing tennis, was a devout reader, and enjoyed evenings playing dominoes with her husband.
She was predeceased by her parents, and later her husband, Hugh, in 2024. She is survived by her five children and their spouses, Janet Hudson, Lynda Shirvanian (Lee), Nancy Hudson, William Hudson (Pam McCarthy-Hudson), Pamela Hudson; eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Her life was one dedicated to her family and friends.
Pat wished to share her gratitude to her wonderful doctors, Jay Johnson and Nathan Atkinson and the staff of professionals at Dominican Hospital. There will be no services. If you wish to honor Pat, please consider donating to:
Hospice of Santa Cruz: https://www.hospicesantacruz.org,
Dominican Hospital: https://www.supportdominican.org,
or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: https://www.stjude.org.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mehls Colonial Chapel.
Published in The Pajaronian · January 27, 2026