Pat was born Feb. 27, 1930, in Anaconda, Mont., to Fred and Pauline Pearney. She is a graduate of Grass Valley High School. She married Ernest “Jocko” Pasteris and had two children. She was employed as a telephone switchboard operator and a bank teller but spent most of her life as a homemaker.

Pat loved cooking and reading recipes in her extensive library of cookbooks. She fostered and maintained numerous long-term relationships with her social “club”.

She is survived by her daughter, Christine Creech of Antelope; son, Fred Pasteris of Oak Harbor, WA; grandsons Tim Creech of El Dorado Hills and Tony Pasteris of Puyallup, WA, and granddaughter Rachael Garrison of Burlington, WA; great-grandchildren Jacob Lancaster, Matthew Creech, Andrew Creech, Noel Pasteris, Devin Pasteris; and beloved friend, Jim Williams.