Obituaries
March 22, 2024

Margaret Patterson – Rostraver Township

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Margaret Patterson, 96 of Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in her residence. She was born Jan. 29, 1928, in Star Junction, Pa., daughter of Oscar Morris and Sophia Williams Morris. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Patterson and husband Ray of Rostraver Township; son, Stewart Stevens and wife Gina of Wendell, N.C.; son, David Stephens and wife Sandra of Star Junction; sister, Carol Sethman; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great -reat-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a daughter, Sandra Erdely. Private services were held for the family and interment was in the Little Redstone Methodist Cemetery, Fayette City, Pa. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc., Fayette City, Pa.

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