Patricia Ann "Pat" Anderson

Patricia Ann "Pat" Anderson obituary

Patricia Ann "Pat" Anderson

Patricia Anderson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory on Sep. 19, 2025.

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Patricia Ann "Pat" Anderson

1957 ~ 2025

Memorial Services for Patricia Ann Anderson, 76, will be 11:00 am Friday, May 23, 2025 at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Her family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Memorial Park Cemetery. She passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Lexington Park in Topeka, Kansas.

Patricia was born January 7, 1949 in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Melvin C. and Muriel Anne (Hunter) Maness.

Pat graduated from Lawrence High in 1967 and took courses at KU.

Pat was a clerk at Merchant's National Bank for many years and also worked at KU later in life.

She is survived by her children, Kristi (Leeland) Meyer, Tiffany (John) Gomel, grandchildren, Shelby Zacher, Travis Gomel, Trisha Gomel, Aislyn Meyer, Gabriel Meyer and Jacob Meyer, great-grandchildren Ezra and Eli Gesner and Pat's sister Donna (Marc) Linton and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin C. Maness and Muriel Anne Maness.

Patricia enjoyed reading, word puzzles and watching movies. She was a huge animal lover.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawrence Humane Society, 1805 E 19th St, Lawrence, KS 66046.

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