PATRICIA ABEYTA
February 9, 1931 ~ February 28, 2017
Patricia passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 following a long battle with dementia. Patricia (affectionately known as Pat or Patsy) was born on February 9, 1931 in Walsenburg, Colorado, one of seven children. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, where she graduated from West High in 1949 and later met and fell in love with her husband, Leo.
Together they raised eight children - three born in Denver, Colorado and five born after a move to sunny Southern California. It was Pat's greatest joy to be a mother and care for babies and children, and this extended beyond her own, as she and Leo served as foster parents for more than eight years.
She was also beloved by neighborhood children for her warm, nurturing disposition and, of course, her famous tortillas. Her calling to care for others drew her to nursing as well - she graduated from nursing school in 1973. Pat also loved painting, cooking, reading, traveling, long road trips and had a keen interest in real estate.
Pat was diagnosed with Binswanger, a form of dementia, in 2001 and, while the disease took away many things, it never claimed her feistiness - she fought for more than 16 years. She was able to live in the comforts of home, first under the devoted care of her husband, Leo, and daughter, Kristine, at their home in Covington, Washington. Leo passed away in 2012, after which time she relocated to Vancouver, Washington where she spent her final years under the loving care of her daughter Valerie and son-in-law Craig.
Pat is survived by her eight children, Victoria Thomas (Fred), Vivienne McCormick (Terry), Eileen Varela, Michael Abeyta (Ginny), Valerie Martin (Craig), Leo Abeyta, Timothy Abeyta and Kristine Gould; as well as 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Donations can be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in honor of her late husband Leo, who served in the Korean War.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on March 7, 2017
February 9, 1931 ~ February 28, 2017
Patricia passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 following a long battle with dementia. Patricia (affectionately known as Pat or Patsy) was born on February 9, 1931 in Walsenburg, Colorado, one of seven children. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, where she graduated from West High in 1949 and later met and fell in love with her husband, Leo.
Together they raised eight children - three born in Denver, Colorado and five born after a move to sunny Southern California. It was Pat's greatest joy to be a mother and care for babies and children, and this extended beyond her own, as she and Leo served as foster parents for more than eight years.
She was also beloved by neighborhood children for her warm, nurturing disposition and, of course, her famous tortillas. Her calling to care for others drew her to nursing as well - she graduated from nursing school in 1973. Pat also loved painting, cooking, reading, traveling, long road trips and had a keen interest in real estate.
Pat was diagnosed with Binswanger, a form of dementia, in 2001 and, while the disease took away many things, it never claimed her feistiness - she fought for more than 16 years. She was able to live in the comforts of home, first under the devoted care of her husband, Leo, and daughter, Kristine, at their home in Covington, Washington. Leo passed away in 2012, after which time she relocated to Vancouver, Washington where she spent her final years under the loving care of her daughter Valerie and son-in-law Craig.
Pat is survived by her eight children, Victoria Thomas (Fred), Vivienne McCormick (Terry), Eileen Varela, Michael Abeyta (Ginny), Valerie Martin (Craig), Leo Abeyta, Timothy Abeyta and Kristine Gould; as well as 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Donations can be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in honor of her late husband Leo, who served in the Korean War.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on March 7, 2017
PATRICIA ABEYTA
February 9, 1931 ~ February 28, 2017
Patricia passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 following a long battle with dementia. Patricia (affectionately known as Pat or Patsy) was born on February 9, 1931 in Walsenburg, Colorado, one of seven children. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, where she graduated from West High in 1949 and later met and fell in love with her husband, Leo.
Together they raised eight children - three born in Denver, Colorado and five born after a move to sunny Southern California. It was Pat's greatest joy to be a mother and care for babies and children, and this extended beyond her own, as she and Leo served as foster parents for more than eight years.
She was also beloved by neighborhood children for her warm, nurturing disposition and, of course, her famous tortillas. Her calling to care for others drew her to nursing as well - she graduated from nursing school in 1973. Pat also loved painting, cooking, reading, traveling, long road trips and had a keen interest in real estate.
Pat was diagnosed with Binswanger, a form of dementia, in 2001 and, while the disease took away many things, it never claimed her feistiness - she fought for more than 16 years. She was able to live in the comforts of home, first under the devoted care of her husband, Leo, and daughter, Kristine, at their home in Covington, Washington. Leo passed away in 2012, after which time she relocated to Vancouver, Washington where she spent her final years under the loving care of her daughter Valerie and son-in-law Craig.
Pat is survived by her eight children, Victoria Thomas (Fred), Vivienne McCormick (Terry), Eileen Varela, Michael Abeyta (Ginny), Valerie Martin (Craig), Leo Abeyta, Timothy Abeyta and Kristine Gould; as well as 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Donations can be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in honor of her late husband Leo, who served in the Korean War.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on March 7, 2017
February 9, 1931 ~ February 28, 2017
Patricia passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 following a long battle with dementia. Patricia (affectionately known as Pat or Patsy) was born on February 9, 1931 in Walsenburg, Colorado, one of seven children. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, where she graduated from West High in 1949 and later met and fell in love with her husband, Leo.
Together they raised eight children - three born in Denver, Colorado and five born after a move to sunny Southern California. It was Pat's greatest joy to be a mother and care for babies and children, and this extended beyond her own, as she and Leo served as foster parents for more than eight years.
She was also beloved by neighborhood children for her warm, nurturing disposition and, of course, her famous tortillas. Her calling to care for others drew her to nursing as well - she graduated from nursing school in 1973. Pat also loved painting, cooking, reading, traveling, long road trips and had a keen interest in real estate.
Pat was diagnosed with Binswanger, a form of dementia, in 2001 and, while the disease took away many things, it never claimed her feistiness - she fought for more than 16 years. She was able to live in the comforts of home, first under the devoted care of her husband, Leo, and daughter, Kristine, at their home in Covington, Washington. Leo passed away in 2012, after which time she relocated to Vancouver, Washington where she spent her final years under the loving care of her daughter Valerie and son-in-law Craig.
Pat is survived by her eight children, Victoria Thomas (Fred), Vivienne McCormick (Terry), Eileen Varela, Michael Abeyta (Ginny), Valerie Martin (Craig), Leo Abeyta, Timothy Abeyta and Kristine Gould; as well as 16 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Donations can be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in honor of her late husband Leo, who served in the Korean War.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on March 7, 2017
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