The family of Patricia “Pat” (Cullen) Bueltman announces with great sorrow her passing on August 27, 2021, after a brief illness. Pat died at her home in Palm Coast, FL surrounded by her family. Pat was born June 23, 1930 in New York City, NY. She was a graduate of Katherine Gibbs and she worked for many years as a legal secretary in New York and Pennsylvania. She married William T. “Bill” Bueltman and they built a life together, first in Yonkers, NY, then in Yardley, PA, and finally in Palm Coast, FL, where Bill died in 2000. Together they raised four children and a grandchild. Pat loved her four children, eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, but she also loved working with and for all children. She served as a PTA president and a volunteer reading coach. Pat also volunteered with the Boy Scouts. Besides her family, her great passion was the Flagler County Education Foundation’s S.T.U.F.F bus where she helped provide essential supplies and clothing to students and their families experiencing economic difficulties. Pat also loved to travel to Ireland and go on cruises. She loved to write stories, especially about her family. Other hobbies included jewelry making and crafting gem trees. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Paolini and her husband Daniel Paolini of Eastampton, NJ; her daughter Barbara Ryan of Palm Coast, FL; her daughter Margaret Willbrant and her husband Gerald Willbrant of Walpole, NH; and her son, William T. Bueltman, Jr. and his wife Diane, of Morrisville, PA. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. In addition to her beloved husband, Pat was predeceased by her grandson, Robert Bueltman who she and Bill raised.
