Marjorie Patterson

SOUTHLAKE -- Marjorie Patterson, 89, passed away Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at a local assisted living health center.        Memorial service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home, 23720 Farmington Road, Farmington, Mich. 48336, 248-474-5200. A memorial celebration will be at a later date in her son's home in Southlake.        Marjorie was born June 26, 1920, in Michigan to Frank and Lydia Mertens Ohst.        Marjorie made a great contribution to our country during World War II as one of the group who became known as Rosie The Riveter as they helped produce weapons used during the war.        Marjorie was a dedicated caregiver to her husband and to her son and to many others. Her gifts of service were evident in libraries, churches and as a volunteer at Maplegrove Hospital in West Bloomfield Hills, Mich. She devoted her life to helping others.        She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Patterson in 1987; a son, Chris Patterson; and a sister, Gertrude Riching.        Survivors: Sons, Mark Patterson and wife, Kathlyn, and Michael Patterson and wife, Heidi; grandchildren, Kari Reasnor and husband, Micah, Jennifer Cannefax and husband, Cody, Lisa Fairley and husband, Dave, Hollie Visage and husband, Britt, Gregory Patterson and wife, Penny, and Becky Patterson and Joel Patterson; mother of Kari and Jennifer, Diane Hobbs; loving, caring, helping nieces, Margie Pierce and husband, Greg, Karen Baker, and Donna Mahoney and husband, Bill; and nephews, Scott Riching and wife, Karen, and Tommy Riching and wife, Denise. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Marjorie Patterson please visit our Sympathy Store.