Duane D. Patterson, 83, of Monongahela, died Saturday, June 12, 2021 in his home. He was born June 4, 1938 in New Eagle, a son of the late Raymond and Dorothy M. Kennedy Patterson.
Duane was a graduate of Monongahela High School class of 1956 and was a US Army veteran. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Monongahela where he served as a junior and then a senior warden, was on the vestry, and ran the annual fish fry. Duane retired from the Pennsylvania American Water Company and was a former member of the Monongahela Area Historical Society. For thirty years he was very active with Tri-Community Ambulance, where he volunteered his time as an EMT, drove the ambulance and organized their functions. Duane had a passion for fishing and loved teaching his nieces and nephews how to fish. He also loved good food and was always the first in line at a buffet!
He is survived by his wife Sandra Lockoski Patterson with whom he celebrated sixty two years of marriage on November 22, 2020; a son, Donald Patterson of Monongahela, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Dale, William, and Raymond Patterson; and two sisters, Cheryl Fedrick and Lois Fonzi.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:00 AM in St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Charles Schaller officiating. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.