Patricia Ann Bester, 79, of Cranberry Township, passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 4, 2021, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Patricia was born in Butler on July 12, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Charles Lewis Jr. and Harriet L. Porter Maxwell.

She was a 1960 graduate of Butler High School. Patricia had a keen interest in holistic medicine and was an avid cat lover.

In her earlier years, she had been employed as a secretary and later as a nurses' aid at Sherwood Oaks.

Surviving is a sister, Virginia “Ginny” Collins of Chicora; and her nephew, Shawn D. Collins and his wife, Megan, of Butler, as well as a number of cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Lewis Maxwell.

BESTER — Private funeral arrangements for Patricia Ann Bester, who died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, are under the direction of the HILE FUNERAL HOME OF KARNS CITY.

Interment will be with her parents in Butler County Memorial Park.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com