Patricia Roberto passed away peacefully Feb. 6, 2026, with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 15, 1938, in New York City and moved to the Jersey Shore as a young girl. She grew up in Rumson and attended the Lafayette Street School and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School.
Her love of sports developed in childhood and would continue throughout her life. She never missed the chance to go to a Bulls game, even if she had to fly to get there. She loved watching sports and could talk about her teams with the best of them. She always needed to know when the Yankees were on so she could plan her nights around their games.
Patty met and married Robert, the love of her life, at 18 and they remained married for 65 years. She cherished being a stay-at-home mom so she could always be with her children. She raised her family in Rumson and lived there until 2000, when she moved to Monmouth Beach. Patty loved her little beach cottage and living in Monmouth Beach. You could find her walking through town on any given day, always in her perfectly matched outfits. Patty was a longtime member of the Navesink Country Club and a lifelong member of the Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club. She loved spending time at the beach with her family and friends, or just reading her book with her feet in the sand.
Patty’s greatest accomplishment was the family she created. She was incredibly proud of her children and loved spending time with them and their friends any chance she could. She loved her family immensely and would spend much of her life attending their practices, sporting events and recitals with great pride and joy. She worked at the grammar school when her grandchildren were little, just so she could see them every day. The pride she had for her family was apparent.
Patty was a beautiful, gentle soul who loved her family unconditionally. She had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh.
In the last years of her life, she lived at Sunrise of Shrewsbury, where she was cared for by the compassionate staff, nurses and aides who helped her to be happy, comfortable and in peace.
Patty was predeceased by her parents, Phillips and Mildred Goodwin; her husband, Robert Roberto; and her grandson Alexander “AJ” Heagney. She is survived by her three children, Robby and his wife, Lisa Roberto, Jv Roberto and Leigh Heagney and her husband Chris Greves; her five grandchildren, Michael (Jess) Roberto, Keri (Dom) Procopio, Danny (Antoinette) Roberto, Kailee Heagney and Shannon (Raghav) Mehra; two step grandchildren, Robert and Kayla Greves; and six great-grandchildren, Brady, Ella and Rory Roberto, and Meadow, Willow and Luca Procopio.
No service is scheduled at this time. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank has been entrusted with the arrangements.
The article originally appeared in the February 19 – 25, 2026 print edition of The Two River Times.
