A Life Remembered . . .
Shirley J. Patten

December 16, 1940 - September 19, 2003

 Shirley J. Patten, 62 of Hoon Road, Butler, died Friday, September 19, 2003 at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Patten was born December 16, 1940 in Butler, PA, she was the daughter of Charles Clifford (Cliff) Aggas and Guyla Morrow Aggas.

She was formerly employed as a secretary for Barron Radio before her marriage. After her family was raised, she worked for over 10 years for the Bon-Ton Christmas Shop. Mrs. Patten probably was most recognized for operating her roadside sweet corn stand on the corner of Route 38 and Pine Tract Road at the site of the former Aggas Service Station, which she operated for 29 years. She enjoyed gardening, lawnwork, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband Duane A. Patten, who she married on November 8, 1963, one Son, Daryl Patten of Butler, Pennsylvania, one Daughter, Mrs. Scott (Renee) Campbell of Montery, California, two Grandchildren, Nicholas and Lucas Patten, her Mother, Mrs.Guyla Aggas of Chicora, Pennsylvania, one Brother, James Robert Aggas of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, three Sisters, Virginia Hobbs of Butler, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Robert (Vera) Niggel of Chicora, Pennsylvania and Mrs. Robert (Carol) Scott of Butler, Pennsylvania, Peg Aggas her Sister-in-Law of Butler, Pennsylvania, Gary Shay her Brother-in-Law of Fenelton, Pennsylvania, and Paul Patten her Father-in-Law of Butler, Pennsylvania, and her beloved Nieces, Nephews and Cousins.

Preceding her in death were her Father, Charles Clifford Aggas, one Brother, Charles Clifford Aggas, Jr and one Sister, Geraldine Marie Shay.

Friends will be received at the Thompson - Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, PA, on Saturday, September 20, 2003 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 and Sunday September 21, 2003 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Services will be held at the Springdale Lutheran Church, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania Monday, September 22, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with David Adams officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery.

Contributions may be sent to Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania 16061 or to the Alliance For Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support & Education ALCASE Unit 78, P.O. Box 4800 Portland, Oregon 92708-4800.

 

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