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Obituary: Donna Pate, 90, Castorland
Published: September 28, 2024
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Donna Pate
CASTORLAND- Donna Pate, 90,
of the Third Road, passed away at Samaritan Medical Center on September 25,
2024.
Calling hours
will be Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 10AM – 12PM at Iseneker
Funeral Home, 5702 Waters Road, Lowville. A funeral service will be said at
12 PM following calling hours at the funeral home with Rev. Bruce Chapman
officiating. Burial will be in
Riverside Annex Cemetery in Beaver Falls. A luncheon at Croghan American
Legion will immediately follow the burial, all are welcome. Any food donations may be taken directly
to the Croghan American Legion on Thursday starting at 10:00 a.m. Contributions may be made to Riverside
Cemetery Annex, P.O. Box 222, Croghan, NY 13327.
Donna is survived
by five children, Wendy Bliss of Manlius; Rick Pate of Castorland; Karen and
Joseph Hoch of Casorland; Kathy Pate and her
companion Nancy Keegan of Dexter; and James and Laure Pate of Sharpsburg, Georgia;
12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and
cousins. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Gerald in 2011; a daughter,
Kay M. Pate in 1959 shortly after birth; two sons, Allan Pate in 2002, Randy
in 2022; and one grandson, Jared Lehman in 2022.
Donna was born on
December 9, 1933, a daughter of the late George and Alice Walseman L’Huillier. She attended country school on the
Third Road and graduated from Beaver Falls High School. After her schooling, she worked for Dadville Tree Nursery. On November 7, 1955
she married Gerald Pate in Baltimore Maryland, a loving union lasting nearly
56 years. Donna worked at H and L Motors in Croghan for a time before she
began working for Croghan National Bank. Donna worked her way up from a
teller to retire from Key Bank as the assistant manager. She had worked in both Key Bank in
Croghan and Lyons Falls over the years.
Donna loved to
visit with family and friends and share her knowledge, and enjoyed music, square
dances, playing dominoes and cards, scratch off lottery tickets, and playing
on her computer. She also loved
driving, gardening, canning, cooking, baking, and was well known for her
delicious potato donuts.
She was a member
of the Beaver River Memorial Post 1663, Croghan American Legion Auxiliary,
Black River Valley Fiddlers, and Beaver River Senior Citizens. Donna also bowled in the Croghan Bowling
League.
Condolences and
memories may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com.
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