Patricia E. Ervin

Patricia E. ErvinPatricia E. Ervin, of Sisters, died on January 28. She was an Oregonian by birth, born in Baker, on October 21, 1922. That's 87 years of helping, listening, encouraging and bringing a warm feeling to people's hearts.

At a young age, her father moved the family to the Sacramento-Marysville area of California. Patricia grew up with her father working as an Oregon logger, and he was a gold dredge master in Yuba City, California. Her parents encouraged an active outdoor lifestyle.

Patricia received a B.S. degree in nursing from the University of California, at Berkeley, where she also became a registered nurse.

During World War II, she worked as a nurse in the San Francisco area, where she met and married a young naval officer, Roger N. Ervin, Jr., from Galveston, Texas.

After the war, the couple moved to Houston, Texas where they had their first and only child, Roger N. Ervin III. Patricia's family then moved to Dallas, Texas, where they lived for the next 27 years.

She retired with her husband to Sisters in 1974.

Patricia is survived by her son Roger N. Ervin III, who lives in St. Charles, Illinois.

Patricia was active in the Episcopal Church all her life and was one of the founding members of Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, where she helped with many activities.

A remembrance gathering was held at the church on Tuesday, February 2.

Memorial donations may be made to Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, P.O. Box 130, Sisters, OR or to Hospice House, 2075 N.E. Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701.