Patricia Healey, who was married to singer Engelbert Humperdinck for 56 years and had a strong career in the UK, passed away. She was 85 and died on Thursday of complications related to Covid-19.
Humperdinck, 84, announced in a shared social media post on Friday that his family was “heartbroken over the loss of my dear wife”, who died “surrounded by our children, Louise, Jason, Brad, with Scott on FaceTime. “
“Her earthly limitations no longer hold her back, as she is freely managing the glorious gardens of Heaven, meeting with so many loved ones,” wrote Humperdinck. “We prayed as a family, we blessed her with the water from Lourdes and she left … taken into the arms of Jesus with the help of generous and heartfelt prayers from around the world.”
Healey has had Alzheimer’s for more than a decade, said Humperdinck. On January 26, he revealed that he, Healey, his son Jason and two of his caregivers had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
“His longtime caregivers lovingly helped make his transition easier for all of us,” wrote Humperdinck, adding that “his wife’s battle with Alzheimer’s was a courageous one from the start. She never resisted while we tried not to leave a stone unturned. “
He concluded: “We love you beyond words, forever and ever. Now it’s falling in the minutes of an entire day without you. Good night my baby.”
Healey worked continuously in the 1960s and 1970s. She appeared in UK films The white bus (1964), Wuthering Heights (1968) and participated in the R3 television program from 1963 to 1964. His last appearance was in the 1994 television miniseries Middlemarch.