Patricia L. Gordy, 76, of Bethlehem, died Oct. 22, 2025, after facing Alzheimer’s disease. Born in the Pittsburgh area, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Breining) Leonard. She was the wife of Steve Richard Gordy for 53 years. She earned a degree from Denison University and a master’s degree from Boston University.

She was a clinical social worker in 1982 at Family Counseling Services, Allentown. She later joined Muhlenberg Behavioral Health and retired from Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2015.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Rebekah Miller and husband Brad and Laura Maderas and husband Robert; six grandchildren, Ruby, Ben, Joey, Penny, Anna and Emma; three sisters, Ginny Shephard and husband Dan, Jane Leonard and Peggy Leonard-Martin and husband Tom; and a sister-in-law, Kay Tuschan.

Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Arrangements were made by Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.