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Patty Andrews Obituary

LOS ANGELES Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio whose hits such as the rollicking "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and the poignant "I Can Dream, Can't I?" captured the home-front spirit of World War II, died Wednesday. She was 94.

Andrews died of natural causes at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge, family spokesman Alan Eichler said in a statement.

Patty was the Andrews in the middle, |the lead singer and chief clown, whose raucous jitterbugging delighted American service-men abroad and audiences at home.

She could also deliver sentimental ballads like "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" with a sincerity that caused hardened GIs far from home to weep.

From the late 1930s through the 1940s, the Andrews Sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty produced one hit record |after another, beginning with "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" in 1937 and continuing with "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," "Rum and Coca-Cola" and more. They recorded more than 400 songs and sold over 80 million records, several of them gold (over a million copies).

The Andrews' rise coincided with the advent of swing music, and their style fit perfectly into the new craze. They aimed at reproducing the sound of three harmonizing trumpets.

Published by The Record/Herald News on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Patti, I first heard Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in1972 and fell head over heels in love with you!! I can see that you and LaVerne, and Maxine, opened doors for many singers of today!! I love you and your sisters very much and own everything from old 78rpm records to CDs.
You will forever be a GREAT SINGER AND VOCALIST to me!! I know that you'll be belting out tunes in Heaven, and look forward to seeing you there!! So Long For Now!!

Rick Carswell

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November 21, 2023

Dear Patty Andrews: just to let you know you’re very nice , beautiful, and much more. I am a fan of your music, and that I love you really much.

Aydyn

June 15, 2021

she is amazing and was a great aunt

adie finland

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November 30, 2020

A jewel in the hearts and minds of those who knew her and had the pleasure of enjoying the music her and her two sisters left us with. There will never be another like her. Rip beautiful Patty Andrews.

steve meinsen

December 22, 2017

Valenda Newell

November 7, 2016

Sherry Toth-Visco you will and always be my Nanny's my mothers and my favorite!!! Wish there was still the same wholesome taste today!!

May 11, 2015

Always nice having cookies with grandma,,and you,,,

Jenna Meyvis

February 4, 2015

I am sorry for your loss. I hope you can find comfort in the words written at (Jeremiah 29:11,12)

JW

October 21, 2013

Now once again singing with her Sisters this time as an angel in Heaven .Rip Patty Great voice now silenced here on earth.M&E S.

September 2, 2013

God Bless you for all the uplifting joy and hope that you and your sisters brought to the thousands of soldiers in WWII. May the Lord bless of all your generations here now and those to come.

marie levesque

July 30, 2013

I was born in the 1970's but like to listen to the music of the 1940's. The Andrews Sisters will always be my favourite from that time period. I wish I could've met Patty just to hear the stories of when she and her sisters toured while the men were serving in the armed forces during WWII. May god rest all of their souls.

Heidi Brandiss

May 22, 2013

You and your sisters made a tremendous contribution to the world during WW2 and I miss hearing your lovely voices. RIP.

A NC fan.

May 2, 2013

You have my deepest sympathy for the loss of your dear love one.

April 8, 2013

The meek one themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.

Nazarene Mckinney

March 28, 2013

i love listening to the andrews sisters.there the only ones can sing boogie woogie bugle boy and others with perfect harmony

william sanders

March 27, 2013

May you rest in the arms of the Lord and bring the sweet sounds of the music of days gone by , to heaven! I loved you and your sisters all those years ago, in the Abbott and Costello movies. Peace!

B.Michael Armstrong

March 24, 2013

You and your sisters will be in our mind forever!XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Rose Thompson

March 22, 2013

You and your sisters will be in our mind for ever

Claue RAHIER

March 14, 2013

Many memories my mother and I listening to & singing along with u & your sistes or watching a movie u were in. Along with your family of you, I have of my mother. God Bless

March 13, 2013

May your family be comfort together at this time of lost, certainly she help to appreciate ...Isaiah 2:verse 4

March 6, 2013

Ms. Andrews, You & Your Sisters Boogie-Woogied Into All Of Our Hearts. Rest In Peace, Ma'am. See You On The Other Side.

Richard Owen

March 2, 2013

your songs will live on fore ever god bless

jenna meyvis

February 22, 2013

as the bible says at Luke 43:23 we will see Patty in paradise

February 21, 2013

always liked hearing you sing when i went for my walk

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I was young(1956) but I rememberhearing the songs on the radio & loved them RIP Patty & all them GIs in heaven hear you at them pearly gates!!!!

kimberle elmore

February 16, 2013

Thank you dear Patty to you and your sisters God bless you.Yours voices sound also in my country Romania.

February 16, 2013

To say "thank you" for so many years of wonderful entertainment just doesn't seem enough. However we will forever appreciate the contributions both you and your sisters have made to the music industry. RIP Patty....

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Ask us to identify the top singer from 5 years ago... Ask us who sung Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy... The Andrews sisters certainly left their mark in history, and touched multi generations of music lovers. I think they'll hear Patty ccoming long before she reachs those pearly golden gates.

The Emery's

February 11, 2013

My Dad was in Company B of the 701st Tank Destroyer Batallion. He, too, recently passed at age 92, & knew every word to her every song right up to the end. RIP, Patty--you have a lot of soldiers awaiting your arrival in Heaven!

Penny Johnson

February 6, 2013

My Mom and dad loved the girls.records were played in are home all the time and loved the moves the sisters were in. Dad loved the U.S.O. Shows during WW2 if he wasn't stuck in the cold an mud. I was born in 1963 and grew up loving the sisters from older movies and records. I had a kids crush on Patty. God bless her family and she is at peace with her Maker Emil Bux U.S.Army and Chicago police dept. What a great and ausome time to have lived in.GOD BLESS

Emil Bux

February 5, 2013

The greatest era of great singers and songs! They don't make them anymore. But.... "I can dream, can't I? "

Dolores Osiecki

February 5, 2013

My mom loved your music and I always remember her singing Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me (that's all the lyrics I remember to the son) anyway she also told me because she loved your voice so much she named me after you. It was an honor to be named after someone such as yourself. Blessings in the light to you. I'm sure you will join the choir of angels in heaven.

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February 4, 2013

Patty will be missed. I always loved to hear her sing and watch her in the moves.

Carrie Baker

February 4, 2013

My prayers go out to you at this difficult time. I have always enjoyed listening to the Andrews sisters music .
My deepest condolencs

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February 4, 2013

We are sorry for your loss. It is never too late to express our appreciation for the many sacrifices Patty and her sisters made for our country and their many contributions through music that brought joy to many. May the God of love value the life that she lived and grant her to be one of a great crowd of citizens in his kingdom arrangement.--Matthew 6:9-10. Remembering Patty for my mother who was also born in 1918, and who loved and enjoyed Patty's music through radio and movies.

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February 4, 2013

One of my fondest childhood memories of growing up in the 1970's was coming home from church on Sunday and watching Abbott & Costello movies cable. I fell in love with Patty Andews when I was 10 years old. God bless!

Stephen Comency

February 4, 2013

ur prolly b4eakin hearts & makin every 1 smile u r, here with us.

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February 3, 2013

the andrews sisters was one of my favorite groups...loved their style and harmony....God be with you in this time of sorrow.

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