Princeton- Patricia R. (Stott) Carleton, 70, of Princeton and formerly of Marlborough died Saturday April 10, 2021 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late James E. Carleton who died in 2012. She was born, raised and educated  in Athol, the daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Stevens) Stott and was a 1969 graduate of Athol High School. She worked as a Home Health Aide for Medical Resources for many years retiring in 2017. Pat enjoyed playing cards, classic country music, the Red Sox and taking trips to South Carolina to visit with her sister. She enjoyed a great sense of humor and loved to joke around with her family. Pat was a positive outgoing woman that adored her grandchildren.

She leaves two sons, James E. "Jay" Carleton, Jr. and his wife Donna of Oakham and Chris A. Carleton and his wife Kolette of Princeton; a brother Thomas P. Stott and his wife Sue Ellen of New Braintree; a sister Sharon Morse and her husband Ronald of Myrtle Beach, SC; seven grandchildren, Nathan, Nolan, Asher, Ava and  Brendan all of Oakham and Tiana and Ian of Princeton. She was predeceased by three brothers, Charles, Paul and Donald Baker.

A Celebration of Life will be held Friday April 16 at 9:30 AM in the Collins Funeral Home, 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Stow.  Calling hours will be held Thursday from 6-8 PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to www.curesma.org

All are invited to view Pat's memorial video tribute and to sign her online guestbook at  www.collinsfuneral.com Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Collins Funeral Home, 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough.