Patricia H. Carpenter

Patricia Hope Carpenter of St. Joseph passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at SemperCare Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan, following a long illness. Pat was born October 22, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois to Edward and Naomi (Munson) Carpenter. Following graduation from Dowagiac High School, Pat attended Michigan State University where she received a B.A. degree. She worked for several radio stations in Southwestern Michigan and the American Society of Women in Radio and Television before joining the news analysis department of NBC where she worked for 25 years. She then retired to St. Joseph in 1989. Pat volunteered for Birthright, participated in an AAUW book group, and spent many hours riding her horse. She is survived by one brother, Jack (Pat) Carpenter of Stevensville; one nephew, Peter (Laura) Carpenter, of Park Ridge, Illinois; two nieces, Anne (Tony Ventimiglia) Carpenter of Fountain Hills, Arizona, and Melissa (Steve) Miller of Stevensville; six grand nieces and nephews; a cat, Tweenie, and a horse, Baby Boy of South Haven. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held at Starks-Menchinger Funeral Home from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2004. A prayer service will be held at 5:30 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 10 a.m. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac, Michigan. Memorial donations may be made to Birthright of St. Joseph or the Berrien County Relay for Life. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guest-book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com Pat will be greatly missed by her family and many friends