Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Patches, Leroy A. March 7, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Miller shabodeho@aol.com April 16, 2008, 4:42 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/9/2008 Patches, Leroy A. Leroy A. Patches PALYMRA Leroy A. Patches, 77, of the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, 12 Greenhouse Lane, Palmyra, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008. He was the husband of Caroline Hess Patches, with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage this past January. Born in Lebanon on September 16, 1930, he was the son of the late Issac W. Patches and Katie Shonk Patches. He was a farmer and a member of the Midway Church of the Brethren, where he was a lifetime deacons. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Dean, husband of Miriam Gress of Lebanon; daughters Janice, wife of Gregory Smith of Spring Grove, Martha, wife of John Hess of Lititz, Barbara, wife of Harold Kreider of Lebanon, and Doris, wife of Dennis Shambaugh of Shermansdale; a brother, Luke Patches of Lebanon; and two sisters, Miriam, wife of Fred Wege of Hummelstown, and Edith, wife of Robert Bollinger of Lebanon; 15 grandchildren; and one greatgranddaughter. He was preceded in death by a son, Dale L. Patches, granddaughter Erin R. Shambaugh, sister Verna Brubaker, and a brother Ralph Patches. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. from Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon. Interment will take place in the church cemetery. Viewing will be held from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday evening, and also one hour prior on Tuesday at Midway Church of the Brethren. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Midway Church of the Brethren Home Good Samaritan Fund, 1200 Grubb Road, Palmyra, PA 17078. Kreamer Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/9/2008. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb