Patricia M Roberts' Obituary
Patricia Roberts Obituary
Columbus Grove Patricia M. Roberts, 80, died at 11:45 a.m. April 30, 2012, at her residence. She was born Oct. 29, 1931, in Columbus Grove to Ray L. and Clara Driver Hitchcock, who preceded her in death. On July 27, 1952, she married Carrol Roberts, who survives. Mrs. Roberts was a graduate of Columbus Grove High School and Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Following nursing school, she worked in the emergency room at Lima Memorial Hospital and then as an occupational health nurse at Philips Corp., Ottawa, for 30 years. She was a member of Lima Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association, the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, the Ohio State Occupational Health Nurses and the west Ohio Organization of Occupational Health Nurses. She was an instructor/trainer of CPR for the American Heart Association and a charter member of the Columbus Grove EMS. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Columbus Grove, where she was secretary of the Women's Association. She was a charter member of Blocks to Books Mothers Club, Columbus Grove. Survivors also include four sons, Steven (Cathy) Roberts, Douglas Roberts, Jeffrey (Tammy) Roberts and Kenneth (Marge) Roberts, all of Columbus Grove; two brothers, Richard (Margaret) Hitchcock and Thomas (Nancy) Hitchcock, both of Columbus Grove; a sister, Cheryl (Wayne) Caton, of Columbus Grove; and six grandsons, one granddaughter, four stepgrandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Frances Burkholder, Dorothy Eversole and Mary Jo Basinger. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Columbus Grove. The Rev. Harry Tolhurst will officiate. Burial will be in Truro West Cemetery, Columbus Grove. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church.
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