Delores Patch

Delores Patch, age 93, of New Corydon passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Swiss Village in Berne.

She was born in New Corydon on Nov. 12, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Leola (Bryan) Patterson. She was married April 20, 1946, to Howard Patch and he survives. She retired after 27 years at CTS in Berne. She attended Evangelical Methodist Church in Portland. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School.

Surviving are her husband of 74 years Howard Patch; two daughters, Susan Hoover (husband: Steven) of Kansas City, Missouri, and Cindy Betz (husband: Larry) of Geneva; one brother, Bill Patterson of Berne; one sister, Delee Maddox of Bluffton; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Steven Patch and Daniel Patch; and a sister, Helen Bruner.

Private funeral services will be held in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Arnold presiding. Burial will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery west of Bryant.

Memorials can be made to the Gideons or Evangelical Methodist Church.

Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.