Patricia Anne Fessel

Patricia Anne "Pat" Fessel, 86, of Haines, Oregon passed away at her residence on July 11, 2016. Her memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Katy Nicole officiating the service on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Interment will follow the service at 2:00 PM at the Rock Creek Cemetery in Haines, Oregon.

Pat was born on July 25, 1929 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Paul Richard Peterson and Marguerite Clarey Peterson. Her paternal grandparents were pioneer homesteaders in the Cody, Wyoming area.

Pat attended public schools in Wyoming and Nebraska, graduating from Greybull High School in Wyoming in 1947. She then graduated from Cottey Junior College in Nevada, Missouri in 1949 and then from the University of Colorado, with a bachelor degree in nursing in 1953.

Pat married Robert E. Reed at Billings, Montana on September 1, 1953. They lived in Burlington, Vermont while he served in the Air Force, Syracuse, New York while Robert studied for a degree in Forestry, and in Oakridge and Corvallis, Oregon as he pursued a career with the United States Forest Service. Pat worked as a nurse at each of the locations they moved to. Mr. Robert Reed tragically died in an automobile accident in 1968.

Pat married William C. "Bill" Fessel Jr. in Corvallis, Oregon on August 2, 1969. They lived in Corvallis, Oregon, Boring, Oregon, and Redmond, Washington before moving to Baker County, Oregon in 1983.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, serving as a Deacon. Pat was a 65 + year member of the PEO Sisterhood and in Baker County, she was a member of Chapter AX. She enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts, and camping.

Pat is survived by her husband, Bill Fessel of Rock Creek, Baker County, Oregon, cousins in Wyoming, Colorado, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. She is also survived by her beloved foster daughter, Julia Reed-Voldal of Federal Way, Washington.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Baker City or to Cottey College through Gray's West & Co. 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, Oregon 97814.