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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Patricia M. Ridgway ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Ridgway, Patricia M.
LAST NAME: Ridgway FIRST NAME: Patricia MIDDLE NAME: M. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: McNerney AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 2 Apr 1943 DIED: 28 Dec 2010 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  San Pedro, California
DEATH PLACE: West Salem, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

MARRIAGE - William H. Ridgway (20y) & Patricia A. McNerney (20y) md 4 July 1963, Los Angeles Co, California

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 

SALEM - Patricia "Pat" Ridgway passed away peacefully on the morning of December 28 at her West Salem home.
Born in San Pedro, CA, Pat was the second child and only daughter of Robert and Jeanne McNerney. In San Pedro, she met her husband, Bill, with whom she spent 48 wonderful years. San Pedro, the birthplace of her three children, is also where she met her lifelong best friend, Theresa Padilla.
In 1975, Pat and Bill moved their family to Medford, where they raised their three children, Tracy, Bill and Holly. After 12 years in Medford, they moved to Lake Oswego, then finally settled in Salem in 1991.
After raising her children, Pat fulfilled a life-long goal of completing her college degree. She graduated from Western Oregon University in 1994 with a BA in English Literature.
Pat had a passion for learning and traveling with friends and family. One of her favorite trips was an archeological dig in the Arizona desert. Pat loved travelling with Bill. Favorite trips included traveling to Europe on the Concord and enojoying the theater in New York. Her heart especially belonged to Napili Bay, Maui, where she and Bill had a second home and honeymooned part of each year.
Pat supported a number of charitable organizations, including Smile Train, The Union Gospel Mission, American Diabetes Association, Mercy Corps, St. Jude Children's Hospital, The Humane Society, and Marion Polk Food Share.
Pat's greatest joy was her family. Family gatherings and celebrations filled her soul with light and laughter. Pat's sense of family extended well beyond her immediate kin; she cherished her closest friends who were always part of her family get-togethers. Pat will be honored and revered in years to come through the continuation of the many traditions she began with her family.
Pat is survived by her husband, Bill; her children, Tracy (husband, Rob), Bill Jr. (wife, Susan) and Holly (husband, Bryce); her eight grandchildren, and her many friends who knew and loved her.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Woodland Chapel, 582 High Street SE, Salem OR 97301. Arrangements by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. 
Statesman Journal 1 Jan 2011

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Ridgway
Patricia M.
Apr. 2, 1943
Dec. 28, 2010

[shares marker with William H. Ridgway]

SOURCES: 

Saucy Survey & Photographs

California Marriage Index (Ancestry.com)
SJ 1 Jan 2011

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