Patricia Louise (Rinker) Kaempf

Patricia Louise (Rinker) Kaempf, of Perkasie, PA, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Abington Hospice at Warminster, PA. She was 58.

Patricia was born Nov.2, 1955, in Philadelphia, to Ray and Dorothy (Ruffner) Rinker. She grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and graduated from Frankford High School in 1973.

Patricia married Gary F. Kaempf on July, 22, 1977. They moved to Perkasie in 1983, where they raised their three daughters.

Pat worked as a medical transcriptionist and proud member of the Bucks Mont Eye Associates team for over 20 years.

Her passions included working with people and involvement in the community she loved. Over the years she was a member of PAC, Perkasie Woman's Club, Perkasie Parks and Recreation, Perkasie voting polls, a Girl Scout Leader, Pennridge Yellowjackets Soccer coach, Pennridge Kiwanis (serving as President for a year), Secretary of the Ruffner Family Association. She was also a member of the Church of the Holy Spirit,working closely with their Guatemala fund, to name a few.

Patricia most cherished spending time with her family. She loved to travel to visit extended family all over the country, loved the outdoors, painting ceramics, and recently was enjoying learning about pyrotechnics (fireworks) alongside her husband. Her greatest joy was touching the lives of her children and grandchildren, as well as the lives of all those she met along her path.

Survivors include her husband, Gary F. Kaempf, of Perkasie; three children, Melissa and her husband Stephen Johns, of Schwenksville, PA, Jena and her husband Fred Bare, of Chalfont, PA, and Emily Kaempf, of Perkasie; five grandchildren, Garrett Johns, Gregory Johns, Deanna Johns, Charlotte Bare, and Ella Bare; her mother, Dorothy (Ruffner) Rinker, of York, PA; three sisters, Phyllis and her husband Craig Hershock, of York, Susan and her husband William Nolan, of Philadelphia, and Marie Rinker, of New Freedom; a brother, David and his wife Angela Rinker, of Lansdale; as well as nine nieces and nephews and their spouses, that she adored.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ray Rinker.

Visitation will be held at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 2871 Barndt Road, Harleysville, PA, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 9:00-10:45 AM. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM with Reverend Catherine Kerr officiating

Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Holy Spirit, PO Box 575, Harleysville, PA 19438, noting Guatemala Fund on the memo line, or the Paul Detweiler Scholarship Fund by sending contributions to Bob Kallin, Development, Alumni and Parent Relations, Gettysburg College Campus, Box 423, 300 North Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Please make the check out to Gettysburg College- Paul Detweiler scholarship fund.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the very kind and caring staff at Abington Hospice at Warminster.

Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, Inc. Perkasie, PA