Patricia (Patti) Lynn Horstman, 61, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Patti was born in Butler, Pa. on Aug. 15, 1958, the daughter of the late Nancy E. (Kaib) and Edward C. Horstman.
She is survived by a daughter, Sofia Horstman, of Morgantown; one brother, Bruce E. (Janet) Horstman, of Butler, Pa.; two sisters, Kathleen L. (David) Balkey of Yardley, Pa., JoAnn (Shane) Albertson, of Oak Grove, Minn.; grandson, Sekai Horstman; three nieces, Jessica (Kirby) Ritenour, Jillian (Josh) Cihos, Ellen Balkey; three nephews, Raymond Balkey, Joshua (Rachel) Horstman, Seth Albertson; three great-nieces Abigail Ritenour, Makaylah and Serena Horstman; two great-nephews Kyle Ritenour, Jaxon Cihos; and several dear friends who were like sisters to Patti: Karen Cassidy, Vicki Chase, Andrea Ferretti, Janice Manilla, Mary Kay McQuain, Martha Power, Mary Lynne Withrow, and Donna Mayfield.
She was a 1976 graduate of Butler Senior High School, Butler, Pa.; a 1983 graduate of West Virginia Northern Community College School of Nursing with an Associate degree in nursing; a 1986 graduate of West Virginia University School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science in nursing; and a 1992 graduate of West Virginia University School of Nursing with a Master of Science in nursing. She was certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Nurse Executive-Advanced and retired from West Virginia University Medicine after 31 years of service as a Registered Nurse and hospital administrator.
An avid quilter in her spare time, she created quilts for her family and friends.
To honor Patti’s wishes, cremation has been arranged by Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home.
Family and friends will be received at Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19.
In lieu of flowers, Patti requested that donations be made to the WVU Cancer Institute Patient Comfort Fund C/O Office of Philanthropy 1614C WVU Cancer Institute P.O. Box 9300 Morgantown, WV 26506 or to Morgantown Hospice 3596 Collins Ferry Road Suite 250 Morgantown, WV 26505.
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