Patricia Emily (Truxel) Tinker
Patricia Emily (Truxel) Tinker, age 81, of Connellsville Pa., passed a w a y o n Saturday, March 10, 2012 in Excela Health Frick Hospital, M o u n t Pleasant, Pa.
Patricia was born on November 1, 1930 in Mount Pleasant, Pa., daughter of Paul E. Truxel and Emily (Mullin) Truxel.
‘Pat’ was a graduate of the former Ramsey High School, Class of 1948, Mount Pleasant, and also the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 1952.
Patty was a third generation accountant in Connellsville.
She was the President of Truxel Agency Accounting, Inc. Her grandfather, John B. Truxel, started selling insurance and assisting in tax preparation in 1932. In 1942, his son, Paul E. Truxel Sr., Patty’s father, began as the accountant for Schillings Dairy and assisted the Connellsville community in all phases of business management. In 1951, Paul created Truxel Agency Accounting which he ran until 1974. Patty joined him in 1974 and they together created T r u x e l Agency Accounting, Inc.
Patty had an illustrious and successful business career.
She taught many in the community good business p r i n c i p l e s along with a tremendous work ethic. On top of this, she helped many in our community to become quite prosperous.
Patty also taught for one year, 1952-53, at Connellsville High School teaching English, Business and Bookkeeping.
She was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority and the Order of Eastern Star. She was a member of St. Bartholomew Trinity Episcopal Church in Scottdale, Pa.
‘Patty’ greatly enjoyed traveling, knitting, sewing and, most of all, her grandkids and great grandkids.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Alex Kearney Tinker Jr.; her children: Alexander K. Tinker III and his wife Christine Ann of Bullskin Township, Pa., and P. Kathleen Tinker Hopkins and her husband Steven of Columbus, Ohio; her grand children: Amanda Hixson and her husband Doug, Emily Jo Donaldson and her husband Jason, Alexander Tinker IV, Matthew Larson and his wife Rachel, and Caitlyn Larson; her great grandsons: Noah Alexander Hixson, Preston Douglas Hixson and Benjamin David Larson; her brothers: John B. Truxel, Connellsville, Philip Truxel of New Jersey and William Freed of Foley, Alabama; two sisters-in-law: Joni Truxel of Connellsville and Linda Truxel of Hidden Valley, Pa.; many nieces and nephews and their families.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by an infant son, Kenneth Allen Tinker; two brothers, Paul E. Truxel Jr. and his wife Lois Truxel and Richard Truxel; her step mother, Catherine Schilling Freed Truxel, and a sister-in-law, Diane Freed.
Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 East Green Street, Connellsville, where Services will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10 a.m. with Fr. Charles Martin officiating.
Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Patty’s memory to the American Cancer Society.
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