Wayne C. Patz

Wayne C. Patz obituary, Indiana, PA

Wayne C. Patz

Wayne Patz Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McCabe-Roof Funeral Home - Clymer on Jan. 5, 2026.
Wayne C. Patz, 95 of Indiana, PA, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Beacon Ridge, Indiana Skilled Nursing Center.

He was the son of Gustave and Stella Mae (Bolen) Patz, born November 24, 1930, in Cokeville, PA.

Wayne served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked with leather tooling and braiding. Wayne loved to hunt, fish and read. He worked for Rolling Rock Stables as a farrier shoeing horses and was a blacksmith by trade.

He is survived by two sons, Wayne Patz Jr and Brian Patz, one brother, Robert Patz and one sister, Margaret Honeywell.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Wilma Grace Killinger and three brothers, William, Walter and Charles Patz, daughter-in-law, Cyndi Patz.

All services will be private for the family. The McCabe~Roof Funeral Home 565 Franklin St. Clymer is assisting the Patz family.

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