(nee Stauffer) On Monday, September 3, 2018, of Collingswood, NJ, passed away at the age of 89 years.

Daughter of the late Marion Stauffer (nee Roper) and Oscar Stauffer.  She was also preceded in death by her second husband, Francis Marks and a son, Roper.  Sister of Oscar "Roper," Henry, Winifred and Muriel.  She is lovingly survived by her daughters, Lynn and Amie and seven of her eight sons, Michel, Richard, Jan, Kevin, Louis, Christopher and Alexander.  Grandmother to thirty-three and great grandmother to fourteen, Patricia adored family, writing and the Maine sunsets.  A self-described "behaviorist," Patricia taught family health and wellness at Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Service and continuously spread her unconditional love and acceptance to her larger community.  She shared her widowed years with Scott Allen Smith, whom she considered her eleventh child.  In lieu of flowers, gifts, and/or donations, please enjoy a bowl of vanilla ice cream.

Funeral and Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements by the FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, Collingswood and Audubon, NJ.