Eileen Richter Patschke

Eileen Richter Patschke, age 82, of Thorndale passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018. She was born March 8, 1936 in The Grove, Texas to Hulda Dutschmann Richter and Rudolf Richter.

Eileen was baptized on March 22, 1936 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, The Grove, Texas and confirmed on April 2, 1950 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple Texas.

She married Edward Patschke at Zion Lutheran Church in Walburg, Texas. They were married for 60 years before his passing in 2016. From that marriage she was blessed with two children; Glen Ray and Deborah Kay.

She was a homemaker who loved to serve home cooked meals for her family. Later in her life she went to work for the Thorndale ISD as a custodian.   It was always important for her to do an excellent job and they appreciated her hard work. She enjoyed being around the children at the school and watching them grow up. Many of the children remembered her because of her kindness and wonderful smile. Eileen also loved being outdoors; feeding the birds and working in her garden.

Eileen is preceded in death by her parents; Hulda and Rudolf Richter, her husband Edward Patschke, her son, Glen Ray Patschke, two brothers, Henry, and Leonard Richter.

She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Patschke Dooley; two sisters, Hilda Witt of McGregor, and Lillie Phillips of Irving; two brothers, Walter Richter of San Diego, California, and Edmund Richter of Kyle.

Visitation will be Saturday, March 31, 2018 from 5:00 -7:00 P.M. at Providence Funeral Home

Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 P.M.  Monday, April 2, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale, Texas. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.