Patricia "Paddy" Ann Bachman, 77, of Erin, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Arnot Odgen Medical Center after a brief illness. The daughter of Jack and Mae Beahan, formerly of Sayre, PA, Paddy had devoted her life to learning and to her family. Paddy was raised in Sayre, PA with her two sisters Sydney, Janet and her brother George and attended Pennsylvania State University.
In 1951 Paddy met her future husband and best friend Howard Bachman in French class at Penn State. Following her graduation with honors, she married in the fall of 1955. Paddy and Howard moved to Horseheads, NY in 1958 to teach in the growing district. Her 24-year teaching career in Horseheads began at the old Annex building on Center Street, and after a brief pause as mother to her four boys James, Eric, Michael and Douglas, resumed at the newly-built Gardner Road Elementary School. Upon her retirement in 1990, Paddy continued her pursuit of learning and sharing of knowledge acquired via her world travels, avid reading and her work with the Horseheads Historical Society.
She had a life-long fondness for British history and like her father, for her Irish heritage. Paddy was strong in her convictions, her devotion to her husband and family and to her faith. These were particularly evident in her commitment to her son Eric Bachman, who predeceased her in 1972.
She was also predeceased by her brother George Beahan as well as her parents.
Paddy's memory will long be cherished by those who lives she enriched including husband Howard Bachman of Erin, NY; sons and her daughters-in-law - James Bachman and Susan Benek-Bachman of Liverpool, NY, Michael and Kristin Bachman of Palm Coast, FL, Douglas Bachman and Karen Lam of San Francisco, CA; sisters and brother-in-law Sydney and Ray Faricy of St Paul, MN and Janet Williams of Wilmington, OH; brothers- and sisters-in-law Rita Beahan of Camarillo, CA, William and Nancy Bachman of Julian, PA, Bruce Bachman and Debbie Perzel of Greenville, DE; grandchildren Matthew, Ashley, Jennifer and Peter Bachman; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous friends from her time in Sayre, Penn State and the Horseheads area.
Services begin 11 am on Saturday, January 8, with Catholic Mass at Saint Mary our Mother in Horseheads, NY. Burial will follow services. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friends of the Horseheads Animal Shelter Inc, c/o Horseheads Animal Shelter, 150 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
Published in Star-Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7, 2011
In 1951 Paddy met her future husband and best friend Howard Bachman in French class at Penn State. Following her graduation with honors, she married in the fall of 1955. Paddy and Howard moved to Horseheads, NY in 1958 to teach in the growing district. Her 24-year teaching career in Horseheads began at the old Annex building on Center Street, and after a brief pause as mother to her four boys James, Eric, Michael and Douglas, resumed at the newly-built Gardner Road Elementary School. Upon her retirement in 1990, Paddy continued her pursuit of learning and sharing of knowledge acquired via her world travels, avid reading and her work with the Horseheads Historical Society.
She had a life-long fondness for British history and like her father, for her Irish heritage. Paddy was strong in her convictions, her devotion to her husband and family and to her faith. These were particularly evident in her commitment to her son Eric Bachman, who predeceased her in 1972.
She was also predeceased by her brother George Beahan as well as her parents.
Paddy's memory will long be cherished by those who lives she enriched including husband Howard Bachman of Erin, NY; sons and her daughters-in-law - James Bachman and Susan Benek-Bachman of Liverpool, NY, Michael and Kristin Bachman of Palm Coast, FL, Douglas Bachman and Karen Lam of San Francisco, CA; sisters and brother-in-law Sydney and Ray Faricy of St Paul, MN and Janet Williams of Wilmington, OH; brothers- and sisters-in-law Rita Beahan of Camarillo, CA, William and Nancy Bachman of Julian, PA, Bruce Bachman and Debbie Perzel of Greenville, DE; grandchildren Matthew, Ashley, Jennifer and Peter Bachman; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous friends from her time in Sayre, Penn State and the Horseheads area.
Services begin 11 am on Saturday, January 8, with Catholic Mass at Saint Mary our Mother in Horseheads, NY. Burial will follow services. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friends of the Horseheads Animal Shelter Inc, c/o Horseheads Animal Shelter, 150 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
Published in Star-Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7, 2011
Patricia "Paddy" Ann Bachman, 77, of Erin, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Arnot Odgen Medical Center after a brief illness. The daughter of Jack and Mae Beahan, formerly of Sayre, PA, Paddy had devoted her life to learning and to her family. Paddy was raised in Sayre, PA with her two sisters Sydney, Janet and her brother George and attended Pennsylvania State University.
In 1951 Paddy met her future husband and best friend Howard Bachman in French class at Penn State. Following her graduation with honors, she married in the fall of 1955. Paddy and Howard moved to Horseheads, NY in 1958 to teach in the growing district. Her 24-year teaching career in Horseheads began at the old Annex building on Center Street, and after a brief pause as mother to her four boys James, Eric, Michael and Douglas, resumed at the newly-built Gardner Road Elementary School. Upon her retirement in 1990, Paddy continued her pursuit of learning and sharing of knowledge acquired via her world travels, avid reading and her work with the Horseheads Historical Society.
She had a life-long fondness for British history and like her father, for her Irish heritage. Paddy was strong in her convictions, her devotion to her husband and family and to her faith. These were particularly evident in her commitment to her son Eric Bachman, who predeceased her in 1972.
She was also predeceased by her brother George Beahan as well as her parents.
Paddy's memory will long be cherished by those who lives she enriched including husband Howard Bachman of Erin, NY; sons and her daughters-in-law - James Bachman and Susan Benek-Bachman of Liverpool, NY, Michael and Kristin Bachman of Palm Coast, FL, Douglas Bachman and Karen Lam of San Francisco, CA; sisters and brother-in-law Sydney and Ray Faricy of St Paul, MN and Janet Williams of Wilmington, OH; brothers- and sisters-in-law Rita Beahan of Camarillo, CA, William and Nancy Bachman of Julian, PA, Bruce Bachman and Debbie Perzel of Greenville, DE; grandchildren Matthew, Ashley, Jennifer and Peter Bachman; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous friends from her time in Sayre, Penn State and the Horseheads area.
Services begin 11 am on Saturday, January 8, with Catholic Mass at Saint Mary our Mother in Horseheads, NY. Burial will follow services. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friends of the Horseheads Animal Shelter Inc, c/o Horseheads Animal Shelter, 150 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
Published in Star-Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7, 2011
In 1951 Paddy met her future husband and best friend Howard Bachman in French class at Penn State. Following her graduation with honors, she married in the fall of 1955. Paddy and Howard moved to Horseheads, NY in 1958 to teach in the growing district. Her 24-year teaching career in Horseheads began at the old Annex building on Center Street, and after a brief pause as mother to her four boys James, Eric, Michael and Douglas, resumed at the newly-built Gardner Road Elementary School. Upon her retirement in 1990, Paddy continued her pursuit of learning and sharing of knowledge acquired via her world travels, avid reading and her work with the Horseheads Historical Society.
She had a life-long fondness for British history and like her father, for her Irish heritage. Paddy was strong in her convictions, her devotion to her husband and family and to her faith. These were particularly evident in her commitment to her son Eric Bachman, who predeceased her in 1972.
She was also predeceased by her brother George Beahan as well as her parents.
Paddy's memory will long be cherished by those who lives she enriched including husband Howard Bachman of Erin, NY; sons and her daughters-in-law - James Bachman and Susan Benek-Bachman of Liverpool, NY, Michael and Kristin Bachman of Palm Coast, FL, Douglas Bachman and Karen Lam of San Francisco, CA; sisters and brother-in-law Sydney and Ray Faricy of St Paul, MN and Janet Williams of Wilmington, OH; brothers- and sisters-in-law Rita Beahan of Camarillo, CA, William and Nancy Bachman of Julian, PA, Bruce Bachman and Debbie Perzel of Greenville, DE; grandchildren Matthew, Ashley, Jennifer and Peter Bachman; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous friends from her time in Sayre, Penn State and the Horseheads area.
Services begin 11 am on Saturday, January 8, with Catholic Mass at Saint Mary our Mother in Horseheads, NY. Burial will follow services. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Friends of the Horseheads Animal Shelter Inc, c/o Horseheads Animal Shelter, 150 Wygant Road, Horseheads, NY 14845.
Published in Star-Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7, 2011
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