Patricia “Patty” Irene Andrews Wilsher, formerly of Baker City, passed away at her daughter’s home in Stanfield on Dec. 18, 2022 at the age of 84.
She was born on March 15, 1938 in North Star, Mich. to Darrell and Florence Kellogg Barnes.
Patty grew up and attended school in Ithaca, Mich. She attended her grade school years in a one-room school in Ithaca and later graduated from high school in Ithaca. After high school she began working for a bank in Lansing, Mich. In 1960 she moved to Baker City, where she would live for the next 50 years. She married a longtime acquaintance from Michigan, William “Bill” Andrews, in Baker City on July 17, 1960. She worked at a bank in Baker City and as a bookkeeper for Hopkins Logging. She also drove school bus for the Baker City School District for over 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill in 2006. Patty married longtime friend Ronald Wilsher on Sept. 26, 2009 in Floresville, Texas. She made her home in Texas, where she resided for the next 13 years. Patty enjoyed traveling and experiencing new places and many outdoor adventures. She loved her life on the farm near Baker City and the ranch in Texas, and enjoyed her shopping adventures at Walmart.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald Wilsher; daughters, Tracey Andrews, Paula McBroom and Jackie Hughes; stepchildren, Joel Wilsher, Terri Fickling and Kevin Wilsher; seven grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; a brother, Larry Barnes; and many extended family members.
‘She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Richard; and a stepchild, Bradley Wilsher. A family celebration of life will be planned at a later time.
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Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
