Patricia A. "Pat" Shaffer, 68, of Rossiter, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and dear friend Shirley Wright.
Mrs. Shaffer was born March 18, 1948, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Willard and Rose (Spinelli) Fisher.
On March 8, 2000, Pat married her best friend of many years, John Shaffer of Rossiter. They were married 16 years.
She was a member of the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter. Pat was the manager of the Brandon Hotel in Rossiter. She loved playing slot machines, cruising, vacations, Bingo and making fabulous pizza. She was a "mother to all" and was hostess to the greatest Christmas Eve parties.
In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by three children, Michelle Brink and husband Danny, Michael Berringer and wife Beth and Johnathan Shaffer and wife Nichole, all of Rossiter; seven grandchildren, Mesha, Mikeelee and Bronson Brink, Kyler Berringer, Darriene London and Navada and Devynn Shaffer; a sister, Mary Tyger and husband Daniel of Rossiter; a brother-in-law, Larry Shaffer and wife Carol of Oil City; and her special nieces and nephews, Dane Fisher-Tyger, Tara Seger, Crystal Pearce and Connie Piekelek.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosalind Pearce; a brother, James Fisher; a nephew, James Dobson; and a great-niece, Tia Marie Dobson.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter.
Private interment will follow at Union Cemetery.
Please make memorial contributions to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomespa.com.
Published in The Punxsutawney Spirit from Apr. 6 to Apr. 7, 2016
Mrs. Shaffer was born March 18, 1948, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Willard and Rose (Spinelli) Fisher.
On March 8, 2000, Pat married her best friend of many years, John Shaffer of Rossiter. They were married 16 years.
She was a member of the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter. Pat was the manager of the Brandon Hotel in Rossiter. She loved playing slot machines, cruising, vacations, Bingo and making fabulous pizza. She was a "mother to all" and was hostess to the greatest Christmas Eve parties.
In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by three children, Michelle Brink and husband Danny, Michael Berringer and wife Beth and Johnathan Shaffer and wife Nichole, all of Rossiter; seven grandchildren, Mesha, Mikeelee and Bronson Brink, Kyler Berringer, Darriene London and Navada and Devynn Shaffer; a sister, Mary Tyger and husband Daniel of Rossiter; a brother-in-law, Larry Shaffer and wife Carol of Oil City; and her special nieces and nephews, Dane Fisher-Tyger, Tara Seger, Crystal Pearce and Connie Piekelek.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosalind Pearce; a brother, James Fisher; a nephew, James Dobson; and a great-niece, Tia Marie Dobson.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter.
Private interment will follow at Union Cemetery.
Please make memorial contributions to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomespa.com.
Published in The Punxsutawney Spirit from Apr. 6 to Apr. 7, 2016
Patricia A. "Pat" Shaffer, 68, of Rossiter, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and dear friend Shirley Wright.
Mrs. Shaffer was born March 18, 1948, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Willard and Rose (Spinelli) Fisher.
On March 8, 2000, Pat married her best friend of many years, John Shaffer of Rossiter. They were married 16 years.
She was a member of the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter. Pat was the manager of the Brandon Hotel in Rossiter. She loved playing slot machines, cruising, vacations, Bingo and making fabulous pizza. She was a "mother to all" and was hostess to the greatest Christmas Eve parties.
In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by three children, Michelle Brink and husband Danny, Michael Berringer and wife Beth and Johnathan Shaffer and wife Nichole, all of Rossiter; seven grandchildren, Mesha, Mikeelee and Bronson Brink, Kyler Berringer, Darriene London and Navada and Devynn Shaffer; a sister, Mary Tyger and husband Daniel of Rossiter; a brother-in-law, Larry Shaffer and wife Carol of Oil City; and her special nieces and nephews, Dane Fisher-Tyger, Tara Seger, Crystal Pearce and Connie Piekelek.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosalind Pearce; a brother, James Fisher; a nephew, James Dobson; and a great-niece, Tia Marie Dobson.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter.
Private interment will follow at Union Cemetery.
Please make memorial contributions to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomespa.com.
Published in The Punxsutawney Spirit from Apr. 6 to Apr. 7, 2016
Mrs. Shaffer was born March 18, 1948, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Willard and Rose (Spinelli) Fisher.
On March 8, 2000, Pat married her best friend of many years, John Shaffer of Rossiter. They were married 16 years.
She was a member of the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter. Pat was the manager of the Brandon Hotel in Rossiter. She loved playing slot machines, cruising, vacations, Bingo and making fabulous pizza. She was a "mother to all" and was hostess to the greatest Christmas Eve parties.
In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by three children, Michelle Brink and husband Danny, Michael Berringer and wife Beth and Johnathan Shaffer and wife Nichole, all of Rossiter; seven grandchildren, Mesha, Mikeelee and Bronson Brink, Kyler Berringer, Darriene London and Navada and Devynn Shaffer; a sister, Mary Tyger and husband Daniel of Rossiter; a brother-in-law, Larry Shaffer and wife Carol of Oil City; and her special nieces and nephews, Dane Fisher-Tyger, Tara Seger, Crystal Pearce and Connie Piekelek.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosalind Pearce; a brother, James Fisher; a nephew, James Dobson; and a great-niece, Tia Marie Dobson.
Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Church of the Resurrection in Rossiter.
Private interment will follow at Union Cemetery.
Please make memorial contributions to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomespa.com.
Published in The Punxsutawney Spirit from Apr. 6 to Apr. 7, 2016
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