Pat was born September 24, 1927 in Moreland, Oklahoma. She was the eldest daughter of Cliff and Ruth Green. She grew up with her three sisters: Ramona Boren of Camargo, Oklahoma, Connie Hefner, formerly of Cimarron, Kansas, and Lynette York of Corona, California. Pat is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Connie, and her younger brother. Darwin “Buddy” Green.
Pat graduated from Wasco High School and found work at the local movie theater. In time she met her first husband, Ray Peeks. During their engagement she moved with her family to Holtville, California, and afterward Ray relocated there too. They married on September 25, 1947, and subsequently had three children: Patsy “Patti”, Douglas and Ronald. Upon relocating to New Cuyama, California the children started school and the family made their home there until 1963, and then a return to Holtville where Ray went into business with his own service station.
After a divorce, Pat met and married her second husband, Andrew Chiesi. They moved to Bakersfield and remained there until Andrew’s death in 2009. Pat relocated to Fresno to be near her daughter’s family and remained there until her death.
Pat is survived by her children, Patti and husband Victor Telles of Fresno, California; Douglas and wife Valerie Peeks of Vici, Oklahoma; and Ronald and wife Kelley Peeks of Holtville, California. Also grandchildren Ashley, Danielle, Arynne and Buddy; Joanne and Kyle; and Roni Lea, Terrance, Shiloh and Skylar as well as 21 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, April 25 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center in Fresno, California followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Bakersfield, California on April 29 at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Autism Speaks would be appreciated. You can find them online at autismspeaks.org. You can dedicate your donation in the name of Patsy Ruth Chiesi
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