e kids and explored these campuses. After the schools, the family had great adventures of camping in various state and national parks across the US. Pat was a homemaker until her children were older. She worked several years in the trust department of the First National Bank in Dover, NJ, and as an administrative assistant for Youngelson & Simon law firm in Mendham. Pat was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dover, where she taught Sunday school and was active in women's groups. After retirement in 1987, Pat and Ed moved to Columbia, MO, where they spent several happy years as loving grandparents. They were very active at Fairview United Methodist Church, the Retired Teachers Association, the Boone County Fair, and the Missouri Show-Me State Games. Pat and Ed formed great friendships in Columbia, and truly enjoyed their retirement years and grandparenting roles. They moved to Iowa in 2012 to be near their children, living first at Mill Pond retirement center in Ankeny and then Green Hills Retirement Center in Ames. Pat was preceded in death by her parents and loving husband. She is survived by her brother David (Beverly) Francis; children Charles (Renee) Seaman, Ruth (Ted) MacDonald, and David Seaman; grandchildren Michael (Emilie) Seaman, Merike (Will) McCormack, Neal (Clare) MacDonald, and Scott (Claire) Hofius MacDonald; great-grandchildren Asher, Remington and Wilhelmina Seaman, and Callum MacDonald; and nieces Lisa (Pete) Laramee and Heather (Chris) Bitely. She will be interred at Philos Cemetery in Westernport, Maryland.