Patricia 'Pat' M. Ray, 72

Patricia "Pat" M. Ray, of Bellevue, Wash., died at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. She was 72 years of age.

Pat was born on Feb. 28, 1935, in Somers to Henry and Meta Ficken. She graduated from Flathead County High School in Kalispell and attended the University of Washington for two years.

On Sept. 2, 1955, she married Bernard "Bernie" F. Ray in Seattle. They made their home in Los Angeles for four years and returned to Bellevue in 1959. Pat received her nursing degree from Bellevue Community College and worked in day surgery for Swedish Hospital.

Following retirement, she and her husband moved to Oak Harbor, Wash., and more recently returned to the Bellevue area.

Pat was a church organist at Pilgrim Lutheran Church for many years. She also enjoyed cooking, painting, gardening and travel. Her greatest joy, however, was involvement in family activities and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a den mother for her sons and a Blue Bird leader for her daughters. Her family remembers her as an unconditionally loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother.

Pat was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her loving husband, Bernard "Bernie" of Bellevue; sons and daughters, Michael and JoAnn of Redmond, Wash., Stephen and Kimberley of Stanwood, Wash., Alan and Lisa of Redmond, and Kristin Paul Wehrle of Issaquah, Wash.; her son-in-law, Patrick Ryan, of Livermore, Calif.; one brother, Henry, and Florine Ficken, of Kalispell; and 10 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Janice Ryan, in 2001.

A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Flintoft's Issaquah Funeral Home, 540 E. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027.

A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 3030 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004.

Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family's online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

The family suggests remembrances to the ALS Association or the Susan G. Koman Foundation.

Arrangements are under the direction of Flintoft's Issaquah Funeral Home.