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Patricia Jane "Pat" Durling
May 18, 1963 — August 21, 2017
Patricia Jane "Pat" Durling of Dowling, MI
Pat, age 54, passed away Monday morning, August 21, 2017 at her residence following a courageous fight against cancer with her loving family at her side.
Pat was born in Charlotte, MI on May 18, 1963 to Harold D and Virginia M. (Smith) Durling and was a 1981 graduate of Hastings (MI) High School. She had been a Para-Pro with the Barry Intermediate School District where she worked with special needs children. Pat enjoyed gardening, working with flowers and the NFL, but her priority in life was her family.
Pat is survived by her two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Terpening and Anna Mae Terpening-both at home; her mother, Virginia "Jenny" Smith of Battle Creek; four sisters, Debra K. Garland of Dayton, ME, Michelle M. (Roger) Bates of Charlotte, Jodi A. (Jeff) Looper and Lisa A Wilk-both of Battle Creek and several nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her step-father, Kent W. Smith in 1998 and her father, Harold in 1983.
The Funeral Service to celebrate Pat's life will be held on Friday, August 25th at 11:30 am. at the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care, Battle Creek with Rev. Steven S. OImstead, Pastor of the Pleasantview Family Church of Dowling, officiating. Interment will follow in Bedford (MI) Cemetery. Pat's family will greet friends on Friday from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Pat's honor may be directed to the family.
Pat, age 54, passed away Monday morning, August 21, 2017 at her residence following a courageous fight against cancer with her loving family at her side.
Pat was born in Charlotte, MI on May 18, 1963 to Harold D and Virginia M. (Smith) Durling and was a 1981 graduate of Hastings (MI) High School. She had been a Para-Pro with the Barry Intermediate School District where she worked with special needs children. Pat enjoyed gardening, working with flowers and the NFL, but her priority in life was her family.
Pat is survived by her two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Terpening and Anna Mae Terpening-both at home; her mother, Virginia "Jenny" Smith of Battle Creek; four sisters, Debra K. Garland of Dayton, ME, Michelle M. (Roger) Bates of Charlotte, Jodi A. (Jeff) Looper and Lisa A Wilk-both of Battle Creek and several nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her step-father, Kent W. Smith in 1998 and her father, Harold in 1983.
The Funeral Service to celebrate Pat's life will be held on Friday, August 25th at 11:30 am. at the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care, Battle Creek with Rev. Steven S. OImstead, Pastor of the Pleasantview Family Church of Dowling, officiating. Interment will follow in Bedford (MI) Cemetery. Pat's family will greet friends on Friday from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Pat's honor may be directed to the family.
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