PATRICIA A. HALE, 86, of Fort Wayne, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 9, 1927 in Terre Haute, IN. A daughter of the late John Ethel and Mae (Pugh) Bartlett, she was homemaker and worked at Fort Wayne Newspapers for two years. She enjoyed word searches, playing Yatzee, and was a Cub Scout Den Mother. Surviving are her sons, Robert (Mike) Michael Hale, Gary W. (Cindy) Hale, Dennis E. Hale, Kevin L. (Donna) Hale; 12 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Van Fooen of Terre Haute, IN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Hale in 2005; three great-grandchildren, Colton, Isabella and Noah; brother, Jack Bartlett. Service is 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 6750 Covington Rd. Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorials to Diabetes Assoc., Leukemia Assoc.
