Obituary for Patricia K. Gotsch (Becker)
Patricia Karen Gotsch, age 73, of Swansea, died at 4:47 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Cedar Ridge Healthcare Center in Lebanon.
She was born February 28, 1949 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of the late Gordon R. and Ruth (Warren) Becker. She married Harold R. Gotsch, August 29, 1967. He preceded her in death October 10, 2001.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a great-grandson.
Surviving are five children: Harold Ray Gotsch of Swansea, Tami (Richard) Ruiz of Belleville, Nathaniel (Adrienne) Gotsch of Manhatten, KS, Johnathan R. Gotsch of Marissa, IL and Benjamin R. (Felicity) Gotsch of Grantsville, UT; nineteen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two siblings: Keith (Wendy) Becker and Joyce (Antone) Gatherum. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Patricia was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in O’Fallon.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 255 Fairwood Hills Road, O’Fallon, IL. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 4 p.m. Burial will be held privately at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
She was born February 28, 1949 in Lincoln, NE, the daughter of the late Gordon R. and Ruth (Warren) Becker. She married Harold R. Gotsch, August 29, 1967. He preceded her in death October 10, 2001.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a great-grandson.
Surviving are five children: Harold Ray Gotsch of Swansea, Tami (Richard) Ruiz of Belleville, Nathaniel (Adrienne) Gotsch of Manhatten, KS, Johnathan R. Gotsch of Marissa, IL and Benjamin R. (Felicity) Gotsch of Grantsville, UT; nineteen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two siblings: Keith (Wendy) Becker and Joyce (Antone) Gatherum. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Patricia was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in O’Fallon.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 255 Fairwood Hills Road, O’Fallon, IL. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation at 4 p.m. Burial will be held privately at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.