Pat is survived by her son Chad and his wife Amber Petrusch, granddaughters Cassidy and Lexi Petrusch, brother Ronald (Lynda) Baca, sister Nancy Donaldson, nieces Debbie, Janice, Angela, Christine (and all of their families), and life long best friend Donna Kaleniecki. She was preceded in death by life long best friend Linda Konczal.
Pat started her administration career with City Hall in Dearborn, Michigan; which was her favorite position and one that she thought of lovingly over the years. She moved to Dayton, Ohio due to her late, ex-husband’s (Raymond) military career, she continued with her admin skills, at several companies. She was a member of the Christian Life Center, and previously of Saint Peter Church.
She loved cooking, there wasn’t a meal she made that her son didn’t love; baking, her breads, pies, and Christmas cookies were family favorites; gardening, her yard is full of multiple flower beds and she especially loved caring for her mother’s roses she transferred to Ohio over 30 years ago; and lastly, but her most favorite, shopping, especially for her granddaughters, Cassidy and Lexi.
Her greatest joy was being a “Grammy”, to Cassidy and Lexi. She took this role seriously by cooking favorite meals (usually at request), frequent Target trips (just because), school drop offs and pickups (she knew Cassidy’s teachers by name and always made time to say hello), craft and play time at her home, and countless trips to area parks for playtime. Cassidy was her “Little Sweetie” and she always reported to Chad, “her behavior was excellent today!”, there was never a time she misbehaved- in Grammy’s mind. Lexi was “the funniest little girl I’ve ever met”, Pat could always be found laughing at Lexi’s antics and you could see pure joy in Pat’s eyes as she watched Lexi play. Throughout Pat’s short, but tough, illness she would constantly say “I’m praying to get better so I can see my girls grow up, that’s all I want.”
She will be missed by many. Family will receive friends Thursday, July 6, 2023 at the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME-Beavercreek Chapel from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 7, 2023 at the Woodland Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, 11:00am. Family is requesting friends join them at one of Pat’s favorite restaurants, Amber Rose, for a Celebration of Life, directly after the service.
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