Patricia E. Massey
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Patricia E. Massey, 78, of Rolling Prairie (Saugany Lake) passed away on Monday March 1, 2021 at Horton Hospice Center, Valparaiso, IN. She was born on January 24, 1943, in South Bend, to the late Andrew and Emma Fuzy. On September 8, 1961, as Patricia E. Hartman, she married her high school sweetheart, Douglas Massey, whom she shared almost 60 years of marriage with. Also surviving are her daughter, Lisa (Chuck Galena) Massey of Rolling Prairie, a granddaughter, Ashley (Ryan) Hooley of Rolling Prairie; two great- grandchildren, Layla Lou and Charlee Jo and by a brother, Andrew Hartman of FL. Her grandchildren went to her for advice, she was a great listener, she truly was a great role model. "Mrs. Massey" worked as a Librarian for the New Prairie Community School Corporation, spending most of her career at Galena School. "Mrs. Massey" loved her Galena kids. After retirement, she was famous in the local restaurants, where she would run into her former students, who always would say they loved her story time. She loved Saugany Lake, where she resided her whole life with her family. If someone was in need she was the first to help. Patricia was known to have many nicknames (Mom, Nana, her grandchildren called her Nana by the lake and she was known as Patsy) by her longtime friends. A funeral service for Patricia will be held at 4 p.m. EST Saturday March 13, 2021, at the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 201 S. Filbert St., New Carlisle, where friends may visit for two hours prior to the service. A dinner in her memory will follow at Monroe"s Crossing, Hudson Lake, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lighthouse of SWFL, Inc., 35 W. Mariana Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33903. To send online condolences, please visit www.kaniewski.com.