Robert Stanley Patten

Robert Stanley Patten was born, on February 24, 1943, to the late Emmett Patten and Reita (Webb) Patten, in Wadsworth, Ohio. He was a proud member, for more than 50 years, of the Local 219 Union, in Akron, Ohio. After a 19 month battle with cancer, Bob passed away, on July 20, 2023, in Aurora, CO. Bob was preceded in death by his sister Beverly (Ed) Stanger, and his grandson Spencer Owens. He is survived by his loving wife, Melinda (Garrett) Patten, his children Bryan (Anne), Mary, Jeanine, and Jerolyn (Mark), his grandchildren Tanya, Stacey, Stephanie, Paul (Anni), Lilly, Nick, Tristan, Allison, Shayla, and Lindsay, and by his eight great-grandchildren.

Bob’s last wishes were to be cremated and have his final resting place be in the Caribbean, where he loved to cruise. At his request, his ashes will be spread, this December, in the Caribbean Sea, from a cruise he planned and arranged ahead of time, where the family will have a small private service from aboard ship. The family will have an open house BBQ, to celebrate the life they had with Bob, on Saturday, July 29, from 5-7 pm, if anyone would like to stop by, to share memories of, or have a beer, in his honor.