NORTHPORT – Patricia Ann McMahon-Eichenlaub, 76, of Northport, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at home with her loving family at her side.
Pat was born May 27, 1947 in Detroit the daughter of Thomas and Phyliss (Maloney) McMahon. On December 1, 1978 in Grosse Pointe Farms, she married Mark Eichenlaub who survives. Life is a journey. Growing up in Grosse Pointe, MI Pat attended St. Paul High School. Post high school she lived in New York City. After her mother was diagnosed with ALS she returned to Michigan with the intention of going to nursing school. Pat graduated from Highland Park Community College with an Associate degree in Nursing in 1976. While working at Hutzel Hospital in Detroit she met the love of her life, Mark Eichenlaub. They were married in 1978 after courting during the blizzard.
They both worked at The Detroit Medical Center until Pat returned to school at Wayne State University where upon she obtained a Bachelor degree in Business Communications. Upon completion of her degree their first child arrived and Pat joyfully became a full-time mother to Erin. Five years later they welcomed their son Thomas. For four years the family lived in Howell, MI prior to moving to Northport, MI in 1994.
