Patricia Derr
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Patricia Derr (87) passed away on February, 7, 2021. Patricia was born in Gettysburg, PA to Ethel Marie and Joseph Warren Gelwicks.
Patricia leaves to mourn her loss her beloved children and her cherished sisters (Celeste Bernadine Evans and Madelyn Clotilde Dawson). In addition, she has a wonderful extended family including in-laws, nieces & nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she loved with all her heart; their calls and visits always brought a smile to her face and a twinkle in her eyes.
Patricia was preceded in death by her husband (Paul J Derr), her parents (J Warren and Ethel Gelwicks), nine siblings (Joseph Carroll Gelwicks, Ethel Angela Ireland, James Eugene Gelwicks, Helen Marie Crandall, Mary Margaret Miller, Lorraine Celeste Grush, Cornelius Jacob Gelwicks, Joseph Warren Gelwicks Jr, and Cornelius Jacob Slagle Gelwicks) and a beautiful granddaughter (Lorraine Derr).
Patricia was a faithful member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Augusta, GA. She was a former resident of Mount Dora, FL where she was an active member of St. Patrick's.
Due to COVID-19 concerns a private graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made in Patricia's name to either the Parkinson's Foundation or St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Her family would like to thank the residents and staff of Stevens Park Health & Rehabilitation for the friendship, love and kindness she always found there.
'Say not in grief 'she is no more' but live in the thankfulness that she was'