Patricia Ann Skinner, age 78, of 909 Clover Lane in Celina, Ohio passed away at 12:15a.m. on Saturday June 29, 2013 at the Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born on Nov. 15, 1934 in Lima to the late Everett Myron & Faye (Ragland) Pence. On Dec. 27, 1955 she married Col. "Pete" Owen G. Skinner. Survivors include her daughters Jauneth Skinner of Jacksonville, Al, Susan J. Skinner of Lewis Center, one granddaughter Miriam R. Kessler, great grandson Dorian Brown and her sister Vivian Kremer of Celina. She was preceded in death by her brother-in-law Norman Kremer. Patricia graduated from Lima South High School with the Class of 1952. She was a former member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Celina and a member of the Gold Star Wives, and the National League of Families. Funeral services will be held at 11:00a.m. on Tuesday July 2, 2013 at the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina, with Rev. Jeff Gramza officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Mercer Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 9a.m.- 11a.m. Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or The Paralyzed Veterans of America. Condolences may be made at LHDfuneralhome.com.
