Patricia I. Essar

ESSAR, Mrs. Patricia I.
Kalamazoo, MI Went to be with the Lord Tuesday afternoon February 5, 2008. Patricia was born February 17, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan a daughter of Wilfred and Myrtle Smith Byers. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and was a Kalamazoo area resident most of her life. She was employed with Retail Store Employee Union, retiring in 1977. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and worked on the Alter Guild. She married John W. Essar on May 7, 1976. They loved to play golf, bowling, and square dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Essar on November 19, 2005; and a step son, Daniel Essar. She is survived by a brother, Robert Byers; a sister, Carole Ann Hoag; a nephew, Steve Hoag; 2 great nephews, Justin and Jeff Hoag; several other nieces and nephews; in-laws, Ken and Evelyn Essar and Bob and Betty Essar; and special friend, Cheri Armstrong. Services will be held 10 o'clock Friday from the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Private interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission or Zion Lutheran Church.