MOREAU – Francis “Pat” Patnode, 95 of Lamplighter Acres, reunited with the love of his life, on Friday, July 27, 2018 at the Glens Falls Hospital.
Born on January 26, 1923 in Onchiota, NY, he was the son of the late Oliver and Dora (Lamora) Patnode.
He attended Saranac Lake High School and studied food preparation through Empire State College.
Pat was proud to have served as a ski ranger with the United States Army during World War II.
On December 25, 1958 he married Violet V. Gilligan in Tupper Lake. She passed away on March 4, 2013, after 54 wonderful years of marriage.
He was the food director for the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. Earlier in his career he was a dish washer, head cook and assistant food manager for the Veteran’s Administration in Tupper Lake.
Pat’s faith was very important to him. He was a communicant of St. Michael the Archangel Church in South Glens Falls and while living in Florida, attended Lady of the Lake Church in Eustis.
He enjoyed golfing, dancing with his wife, hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks, skiing and bowling in several leagues. Pat was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Tupper Lake and Dannemora.
He was the most wonderful, sweetest man there ever was and will be greatly missed.
In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his brothers, Walton Patnode, Harold Patnode, Robert Patnode and Raymond Patnode.
Survivors include his children, Erla S. Miller and her husband, Michael of Lake George, Peggy-Ann Patnode of South Glens Falls and Betti-Jo Film and her husband, Terry of South Glens Falls; his grandchildren, Collin Patnode, Derek Java and his wife, Carrie, Tracy Bender and her husband, Mark, Timothy Oakley and his wife, Beth and Jessica Oakley-Logan and her husband, Dave; Six great-grandchildren, Chloe, Brynleigh, Sawyer, Dahlia, Declan and Gabriel; his siblings, Roland, Mildred and Geneva; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Saratoga Avenue in South Glens Falls.
The Rite of Committal, with military honors will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Stillwater.
Pat’s family suggests that memorial donations in his memory be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205 or any veteran project or foundation of your choice.