Patricia Anne Carle

She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on June 14, 1944, and was raised and educated in the Lehigh Valley region of Eastern Pennsylvania. She was a graduate of Catasauqua High School in 1962 and from the St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Bethlehem in 1965.

She married Ronald Rowley in 1965 and was the loving mother of Christopher David Rowley (Rhonda Cordes) and Benjamin Carle Rowley. Patricia was Nana to grandson Cody Rowley, granddaughters Alexis Rowley and Bria Rowley and great granddaughter Freya Naomi Rowley.

Patricia was an adventurous young woman who rode her own motorcycle and learned to fly an airplane. As a Registered Nurse she worked various care units, the OR and the ER at hospitals in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia and Alabama. She lived in Europe for over two years enjoying visits to many old-world countries. In later years she was the business manager for an engineering consulting firm and worked in the real estate and retail businesses in Louisiana and Florida.

Patricia had an artistic bent and applied her talents to various arts and crafts. She was well read and usually had a bestselling novel or book of non-fiction in progress. She maintained her sense of humor even in the face of serious health conditions in her later years.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents, Philip and Helen Carle, her Brother David Carle and her son Benjamin Carle Rowley.

A private memorial will be held for family and friends.

Donations in memory of Patricia may be made to the Laurene Ann Opdyke Nursing Scholarship Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation website.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.WestsideLeitzEagan.com for the Carle family.