Patricia Ann "Pat" Braatz

Pat went peacefully into God’s presence on the morning of Tuesday December 11, 2012 after a yearlong decline in her health. Mrs. Patricia Ann Braatz was born on June 2, 1937 in Toledo Ohio to Albert and Rosella Hoover. She graduated from Central Catholic High, class of 1955. She was working at the telephone company as a supervisor when she met her future husband Lee. Together Pat and Lee raised three children and instilled in them their value of Faith, Love, Service, and Humility. She devoted her life to God and caring for her family, always placing their needs before her own. Pat enjoyed spending time reading, praying and cooking family meals. She was always reaching out attempting to bring others closer to Christ. Her spiritual life was a continuous process by being a leader in many spiritual movements, starting with Marriage Encounter, Cursillo, the charismatic movement, O.L.P.H. Prayer Group, and always a part of her parish P.A.L. retreats. Her ambition didn’t stop there; she took communion to the sick, held communion services at Michaelmas Manor and Foundation Park and became a volunteer at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, where she received the tender loving care needed before going to the Lord. Her greatest love was being a part of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul. She always made sure it was a hand up and not a hand out, and many a time gave away her own things, or bought prescriptions for others. She once bought school uniforms for a needy teenager. Pat was preceded in death by her parents, and Lee’s parents Harold and Audrey Braatz; she is survived by her loving husband Lee; children Brenda, Brian, and Brad; grandchildren Dylan, Logan and Mikaela Green, and Benjamin Braatz; plus many brothers and sisters in Christ from O.L.P.H. Church. Friends may visit at the Coyle Funeral Home; 1770 S Reynolds Rd on Friday December 14th from 2-8 pm where a scripture service will be held at 7:00 pm. Funeral services will begin in the mortuary on Saturday December 15, at 9:30 am followed by the funeral mass at 10:00 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Memorials may take the form of a contribution to either OLPH Church, they never left our side and kept our faith strong, or Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Please view and sign the on-line guest registry at CoyleFuneralHome.com The family would like to thank the many doctors and nurses at St. Ann’s Hospital and the staff and nurses at Hospice of Northwest Ohio who went out of their way to make Pat comfortable.