Patricia Gale Koetting

Patricia “Pat” Gail Koetting, age 85, passed on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at home in Rio Rancho, NM. Her husband of 66 years, Jerome, was by her side.

Born in Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lowery and Gladys Tackwell Lowery of Paducah, Ky. Her education included the Chicago Institute of Art and some college at the University of Kentucky in Bowling Green.

Pat met her husband, Jerry Koetting in Paducah when she was applied for employment at Union Carbide. Instead of a job, she found her husband — a handsome young chemical engineer — dining in the lunchroom. They were married in 1953 and went on to have five children: Vicki, Patti, Sue, Jerry Jr. and Tom.

Pat and Jerry’s married life began in Paducah, and then relocations for Jerry’s career with Union Carbide took them to Colorado, Wyoming, New York and West Virginia.

Pat enjoyed golfing and gardening, and she was artistic. This is evident in her craft projects and her creative offspring.

After retirement, they moved to New Mexico where they enjoyed warm weather and golf. Pat and Jerome began exploring their genealogy before the internet, which took them to cemeteries and courthouse basements, and the discovery of new friends.

Pat is survived by her spouse of 66 years, Jerome Daniel Koetting, their five children: Victoria Gates of Maryland;
Patricia (John) Keck of Kansas;
Sue Norman of Wyoming;
Jerome (Rose) Koetting, Jr. of South Carolina;
and Thomas (Sonia) Koetting of Colorado.
Her five grandchildren include Adam, Bailey, Savannah, Helen and Cole; and one great grandchild, Theo.

Her life left her offspring with a fine example of respect for family, thrift and contentment.

Because of current travel and gathering restrictions, no memorial service is planned. An enhanced photo gallery gathered by son Tom Koetting is available here

https://www.tomkphoto.com/patricia-koetting-life-review