Patrician Ann Palmer Aptaker – Santa Barbara, Calif., formerly of Monessen

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., FORMERLY OF MONESSEN Patricia Ann Palmer Aptaker, 76, passed away on Aug. 5, 2024 in Santa Barbara, Calif., following a long illness. Pat was the daughter of the late Dr. Ralph E. Palmer Jr. and Helen Conaway Palmer of Monessen. She was a 1965 graduate of Monessen High School. She attended Mansfield State College and graduate school at Penn State University Commonwealth majoring in English. She was successful in two careers. Her first was in advertising, starting in Atlanta and later as executive and V.P. in New York City and Dallas, managing ad accounts for three major airlines. Pat then began a second career as an entrepreneur