Duane D. Patterson – Monongahela

Duane D. Patterson, 83, of Monongahela, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, in his home. He was born June 4, 1938, in New Eagle, a son of the late Raymond and Dor-othy M. Kennedy Patterson. Duane was a graduate of Monongahela High School, Class of 1956, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Monongahela, where he served as a junior and then a senior warden, was on the vestry and ran the annual fish fry. Duane retired from Pennsylvania American Water Company and was a former member of the Monongahela Area Historical Society. For 30 years, he was very active with Tri-Community Ambulance, where he volunteered his time as an EMT, drove the ambulance and organized their functions. Duane had a passion for fishing and loved teaching his nieces and nephews how to fish. He also loved good food and was always the first in line at a buffet! He is survived by his wife, Sandra Lockoski Patterson, with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage on Nov. 22, 2020; a son, Donald Patterson of Monongahela; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Dale, William and Raymond Patterson; and two sisters, Cheryl Fedrick and Lois Fonzi. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 West Main St., Monongahela. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 17, 2021, in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Charles Schaller officiating. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.