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Patricia Mitten Obituary
Rochester: Patricia passed away peacefully on February 11, 2011, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Patricia was born in Buffalo, NY became a long-time resident of Syracuse, NY and finally lived in Plantation, FL.
Patricia was educated at Buffalo State College where she earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in teaching. She taught first grade elementary school at School 45 in Buffalo and Frasier School in Syracuse. Later, with her husband, Patricia co-founded Mitten Fluidpower in Syracuse. She also spent many years as a member of the Corinthian Club of Syracuse. Recently, she co-founded a charitable organization, The Mitten Family Foundation.
Patricia is survived by her husband of 49 years, John (Jack) P. Mitten, Sr., her three sons and daughters-in-law - John P. Mitten, Jr. (Susan), Robert D. Mitten (Bonnie) and Dr. David J. Mitten (Paula). Also, she had five grandchildren, Jessica, Nicholas, Sean, Emily & Kyle. Two sisters predeceased Patricia, Dorothy Deakin & Muriel Bohenski.
Pat, as her friends and family knew her, always enjoyed using her humor, fun-loving personality, and love for entertaining. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial Reception on SATURDAY, (February 26, 2011) from 6 until 9 PM at The Century Club (James St., Syracuse, NY) Please RSVP to The Century Club at 315-422-6161. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Autism Speaks at http://events.autismspeaks.org/tributes/patmitten.
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Mike Adams
March 28, 2011
My thoughts and prayers with the Mitten family. My dad was Ray Adams, who worked Tri-Line Corp in Buffalo and then Syracuse NY. [email protected]
February 18, 2011
Jack,
Barb and I were saddened to hear about
Pat. Our prayers are for her and our
thoughts are with you.
Pat Callahan
February 17, 2011
To: Bob,Bonnie and Family
My thoughts are with you during this sad time. Diane Neralic
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