Patricia Kotraschek Pierce, born 3/18/1934, Queens, New York, to Leo Carl Kotraschek and Mary Gladys Patterson, died peacefully on February 28,2022, at Sunrise Senior Living in Broomfield, Colorado. Patti was preceded in death by her beloved husband, The Reverend Robert Hamilton Pierce (“Father Justin”).
Patti attended Drew Seminary, Abbott Academy (Andover Phillips Academy), Beaver College, and Katherine Gibbs Business School. Patti was a brilliant pianist and music teacher, avid gardener and bridge player and devoted member of her church.
Patti is survived by her three children, Jacqueline Marie Pierce, Jennifer Pierce Caracciolo, and Robert Hamilton Pierce, M.D.; and five grandchildren, Christopher Michael Davids, Mackenzie Pierce Davids, and Paul Joseph Caracciolo, III, Dominique Karen Pierce, and Jonah Robert Pierce. Memorials may be sent to St. Luke’s Orthodox Church, Erie, Colorado, or Gateway Hospice, Denver, Colorado.
Howe Mortuary has been entrusted with her care.
