Patricia Farber Obituary

Name: Celebration of Life for Patricia Farber
Start: 2015-09-19T21:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Dana and Joseph Ray's home

Patricia Louise Farber

August 24, 1942 - August 4, 2015

Resident of Pleasant Hill Pat Farber passed away on Tuesday after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. She touched the lives of everyone she met with her warmth, energy and smile.

Pat was born in San Francisco, CA and graduated from Mercy High School. Pat was a stay at home mother before pursuing a long career in the insurance business. Pat's energy and passion for living allowed her to work until just last year. Pat enjoyed time with her many friends playing bocce, going wine tasting, traveling, and enjoying dinner and talking about the loves of her life - her four granddaughters. Pat lived to spend time with her grandchildren, often driving all over the bay area to see them play sports or support them in a school activity. She was always there for them - heart and soul. Pat also loved her traditions and two of her favorites involved her four granddaughters. Each year she would individually take the girls to San Francisco for a day of shopping and lunch at a restaurant of their choosing for their own special birthday celebration. Every December Pat would collectively take the girls ornament shopping in Lafayette. The girls would choose two ornaments, one for their tree and one for Pat's tree. Pat loved this tradition because each year at Christmas time she would look at her tree that was filled with ornaments chosen just for her by her four granddaughters. Pat was also a bit of a daredevil as evidenced by the sky diving adventure that she took part in only a few years ago.

Pat is survived by her three children Bill Farber (Enid) of Concord, Lori Brown of San Ramon, and Dana Ray (Joseph) of Alamo, and her four granddaughters, Paige Farber, Mackenzie Brown, and Madison and Rachel Ray. She is also survived by her sisters, Sheila Marko (Tony) of Napa and Norene Schillaci of San Mateo, and her brother Jim Cronin (Nancy) of Hillsborough.

Never one to dwell on negatives, and always the life of the party, Pat asked that friends and family take part in a celebration of life ceremony instead of a funeral. The celebration will be an open house held at Dana Ray's home: 120 Via Copla, Alamo from 2-5 pm on September 19th.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Pat's honor to JDRF Greater Bay Area Chapter (jdrf.org), which supports research for type 1 diabetes, as Pat lived with diabetes for a great deal of her adult life.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Aug. 12 to Aug. 16, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for Patricia Farber

8 Entries

Carla Yanaese

September 23, 2015

I had the pleasure of working with Pat at Willis. She was always a pleasure to be around and so full of life. She will be missed.
My condolences to the family.

September 1, 2015

Dear Bill, Lori and Dana: I had lunch with Alyn Morton and Sue McNulty Rainey the other day and they told me that your mom had passed away. I was out of the country at the time and missed reading the notice in the paper. Unfortunately, I will also be out of town when you have the life celebration. I had lunch with your mom a year or so ago and had been thinking about her and was going to call her to get together. We had such a nice visit after all those years and had a good deal to catch up on. She was just as much fun as she was back in the "Moraga days". We went through her pictures so I got to see her wonderful girls. We had a lot of fun remembering our times together as neighbors and co-workers for those many years. My heart goes out to you for the loss of your mother and Karen and Marc also asked me to send their condolences. With sympathy. Georgie Bonfigli

Helena McGee

August 19, 2015

My deepest sympathy to Pat's entire family. Pat was such a good person and great to work with. She is and will continue to be missed here at Willis.

Dale Knight

August 19, 2015

My deepest condolences to Pat's beloved family. She was a lovely, warm, witty, and compassionate. It was a joy to know her and a privilege to call her my friend.

Bonnie Goodstein

August 16, 2015

I want to extend my deepest sympathy to the entire family. Pat was one of my closest and dearest friends. I'm going to miss her beyond words but her spirit will always be with me. All my love Auntie Bonnie

August 16, 2015

Never forgot you Pat. You were a source of joy and laughter for so many of us. My sincerest condolences to your entire family.
Mary Lou Callahan

Cathy Bonsor Grady

August 13, 2015

Pat Cronin Farber, my classmate at St.Stephen grammar school. My heart felt thoughts are with the family. She was a fabulous gal and will be so missed.

Larry colton

August 12, 2015

i had the pleasure of working with Pat during her time at Willis. I never met a woman with a more positive attitude. Her positive energy was infectious. She'll be missed and fondly remembered.

Larry Colton

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