Patricia Joan Bates

BATES:
At London Health Sciences Centre, Palliative Care Unit, Westminster Campus on Sunday, April 25, 2004. Patricia J. (Richman) Bates of London in her 78th year. Beloved wife of the late Donald A. Bates. Dear mother of Wayne Broderick and his wife Kathy of London, Cheryl Andrews and her husband David of Newmarket, Alicia Crummer and her husband Howard of London, Cynthia Couture-White and her husband Bruce of Dublin, Georgia, Donna Post and her husband Rob of Calgary, Michael Bates and Dale Bates both of Port Stanley. Dear sister of Roy Richman and his wife Muriel of Fenlon Falls, Kenneth Richman and his wife Gwen of London and Frank Richman and his wife Eleanor of Kitchener. Also loved by her grandchildren, Patrick Barber of Bellwood, Christopher Barber of Calgary, Amanda Vanden Heuvel and her husband Mark of London, Rebecca Gouthro and her husband A.J. of Lambeth, Jason Rivoire and his wife Barb of Cochrane, Alberta, Janet, Kelly and Joey Post all of Calgary, Derek Bates of Ottawa, Jessica Bates of London and Stacy Broderick in China and her 9 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received by the family from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday April 28th at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London . A service to celebrate Patricia’s life will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Friday April 30th at 11:00 am. A private family interment of cremated remains to follow at Woodland Cemetery, London. (on line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca)