Patricia L. Vancouver

THE PLAINS - Patricia L. Vancouver, age 94, died Tuesday, July 20^th at the Lindley Inn in The Plains, OH. Pat was born November 10, 1926, in Akron Ohio as the second child of two to the parents of Ernst F. Schaefer and Helen G. Schaefer. Pat obtained a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University in Library Sciences and worked as a librarian until her marriage.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Paul C. Vancouver, Sr, her son Paul C. Vancouver, Jr., her brother, Robert C. Schaefer (Mary), and her parents. Pat is survived by her sons John Richards (Shelly) and Jeff Vancouver (Laurie), grandsons Charlie & Titus Richards and Ben Vancouver, and granddaughters Allison, Sophia, and Kate Vancouver.

Pat’s ashes will be interred next to her beloved husband at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse, Michigan. Michigan is where Pat enjoyed summers on Platte Lake as a child, Walloon Lake as an adult, and many retirement years in Traverse City. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, August 7^th at 1:00 p.m. EST via Zoom. Invitations to the service can be obtained by contacting from Jeff Vancouver ([email protected]). Arrangements are by Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home where friends and family may sign the online guestbook or leave a message of sympathy at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.