Patricia A. Drillien

Patricia A. Drillien, 79 of Goshen, passed away Monday, June 15th at Elkhart General Hospital.
She was born May 26, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio to Denver and Anne (Shott) Havens. She married James B. Drillien on July 24, 1967 in Cincinnati. He died on June 3, 2009. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra (Michael) Miller of Bristol, 2 sons, Mark Archiable of Goshen and Robert (Trish) Archiable of Yuma, AZ; 4 grandchildren, Nicole (Luke) Lengerich, Ryan (Irais) Miller, James Archiable and Adam (Erin) Archiable; 7 great-grandchildren, a sister, Sandra Archiable of Grove City, OH and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Tom and Matt Havens.

Patricia was a member of the Sunshine Club at The Willows and loved playing pinochle with her girlfriends, spending time on the pontoon with her family and traveling with her husband.

Visitation will be from 10 am to 11 am Saturday, June 27th at St. Mary’s of the Annunciation Church in Bristol, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am. Father Bob VanKempen will officiate. Cremation will follow.

Memorials may be given to United Cancer Services of Elkhart County. Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home, Elkhart is entrusted with her care. Online condolences may be sent to www.stemmlawsonpeterson.com.