Submitted by: Dan Rich

Patricia J. Downer

June 25, 1934 - Sept. 30, 2000

South Bend Tribune 10/4/2000

Patricia Joan (Graf) Downer, 66, of Walkerton, IN, entered into eternal rest after a brief illness while visiting her son, Dean and family in Iowa. Patricia was born June 25, 1934, in Ardmore, IN, to Gilbert and Vera (Zimmerman) Graf. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Robert, who died in infancy.

She married George F. Downer on June 28, 1952. Mrs. Downer is survived by her loving husband, George; a daughter, Mary Lou Barth, and husband, Doug of Holland, MI; a son, Dean, and wife, Kathy of Massena, IA; a son, Gene, and wife, Julia of Kendallville, IN; and a daughter, Michele Wyatt, and husband, Don, of Tucson, AZ; and seven wonderful grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Janette Foote, and husband, Richard of Bay Village, OH; and a younger sister, Nancy Judkins, and husband, Joseph of Stevensville, MI.

Mrs. Downer resided in the South Bend area most of her life. She enjoyed her children's and grandchildren's activities and crafting.

Memorial services for Patricia Joan Downer will be held at 11:00 a.m. today, October 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in South Bend at the corner of Laurel and Auten Road, where friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Mrs. Downer was a member of the Indiana Hairdressers Association, St. Joseph Valley Homemakers, Stones Trace Historical Society and St. Paul Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church or charity of the donor's choice.