Patricia Diane Thatcher

February 19, 1960 - December 21, 2015

PATRICIA THATCHER Patricia Thatcher, 55, of Great Bend, PA entered into eternal rest on December 21, 2015, following a courageous battle with scleroderma. She is survived by her loving husband of 31 years, Harold Thatcher. Pat is also survived by her beloved son, Matt Thatcher and Melissa; granddaughters, McKenna and Kelbeigh; two sisters, Ann Sellito and Dan Corter and Susan and David Lee; father-in-law, Howard Thatcher; several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bob and Carol Thatcher, John and Heidi Thatcher, Carolyn and Bruce Gould; and her “second mother”, Sally Carr; her best friend, Cathy Wilding; and Bev Tierney. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Marian Gathany, mother-in-law, Alberta Thatcher, grandmother, Madeline Fancher, and “second father”, Richard Tierney. Pat was anxiously awaiting the arrival of Collin Richard, her first grandson in February. She looked forward to her daily visits with her Aunt Joan and neighbor, Marge. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Pat was employed with SUNY Binghamton for 31 years. She was a member of the Great Bend/Hallstead Ambulance and served as the subscription drive manager. Pat was an avid gardener, enjoyed raising and working with her Labs, playing Pokeno, and riding her trike motocycle. She loved her family, her home, her community, and her life. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be made in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m., Monday at the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Inc., Hallstead, PA. Should friends so desire, expressions of sympathy may take the form of a donation to the Great Bend/Hallstead Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 793, Great Bend, PA 18821 or to the Johns Hopkins University, c/o Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Foundation, 5200 Eastern Ave, Suite 4100, Mason F. Lord Building, Center Tower, Baltimore, MD 21224.