Patricia Ann Fotias of Millville, Delaware, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2024, surrounded by her family.

Born on December 13, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY, to parents William and Mary Lynch Bria. When she was 15 years old, the family moved to Chester, PA, where Patricia and her sisters attended Notre Dame Catholic High School. Patricia loved the food and beverage business. When older, she tended bar at Walber's Seafood Restaurant on the Delaware in Essington, PA, for twenty years. She also worked for Govatos Restaurant in Wilmington, Delaware, and Witherspoon's in Middletown, Delaware where she met her husband Nick Fotias.

Nick and Patricia were married for twenty-six years. They loved to entertain friends and family at their home in Millville. Patricia loved making her specialty cocktails, especially her Chocolate Martini and the delicious food she and Nick prepared so graciously for their family and friends in the neighborhood.

She is survived by her sister Vera Stewart and her husband Art of Lititz PA. Her children Darren Archangelo, Joseph Archangelo and wife Ingrid, daughter Linda, and stepson Drew and his wife Alexandria Fotias. Also surviving her are her grandchildren Landon, Chase, John, Ryan, Samantha, Lauren, and Vincent and her great-grandchildren Emmet, Avery, and Nina as well as nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents and sisters, Adrienne, Donna, and Maryellen and daughter Cynthia.

Her life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Melson Funeral Home, Ocean View, DE. Friends and family may call at 1 p.m., with a prayer service to follow at 2 p.m.

Interment will be held privately for the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to the Humane Animal Partners , 18675 Coastal Highway, Suite 8, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.