Priscilla "Pati" Joanne (Kellner) deRonden-Pos

A Funeral Mass for Priscilla “Pati” Joanne (Kellner) deRonden-Pos, 84, of Coos Bay, was held at 11am, Tuesday, August 20 at Saint Monica Catholic Church, 357 S. 6th Street, officiated by Rev. Rick LeFaivre. A reception followed in the Parish Hall.

Priscilla was born November 19, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN to Joseph Richard “Dick” Kellner and Helen Henrietta Hengel. She died August 14, 2024 in Coos Bay, from complications of dementia.

Pati grew up in the San Francisco area, graduating from Lowell High School in 1956. She did secretarial work at Metropolitan Life Insurance company in SF and enjoyed an active social life, including joining a bowling league, where she met the brother of a co-worker. She married that handsome fisherman, Lionel deRonden-Pos, on July 2, 1960 and they had 3 children over the next 5 years. Pati was a devoted wife for 42 years, and a loving mother and grandmother. She had a passion for volunteering and being involved in a variety of groups and clubs. She was very social and outgoing, and loved her various groups of “lunching lady-friends.”

After converting to Catholicism in the early 1970s, Pati remained a devout Catholic, and participated in many areas of the church, from teaching CCD, to serving on the Altar Society of Holy Redeemer for many years. While living on their family farm in Sumner, she became involved with Coos Co. Home Extension, and cherished her many years of friendships in the Sumner Sunbeams. She was also a member of Rivermen’s Club, and We Are Concerned / Hospice, and volunteered for Bay Area Hospital Auxiliary.

She was a skilled farmwife and gardener. She grew and processed acres of produce and learned to be self-sufficient. She was a wonderful cook and homemaker. She loved to read and must have been the library’s best customer. She never drank coffee; she loved herbal tea with honey and drank it by the gallons.

Her greatest joy in life was being a grandmother and she treasured her 3 grandchildren. She was able to spend time with each of them as youngsters, and forged deep connections that will last their lifetimes.

Pati will be remembered as a humble servant of God, a nurturing mother, and a kind, caring, and supportive friend, always ready to help with a smile, a hug, and some words of encouragement.

She is survived by her ex-husband, Lionel deRonden-Pos of CB; her children, Henry Mathew of Newport, OR, Ronald John of CB, and Rosemarie Lynne Sawyer of Olympia, WA; grandchildren, Kyle John deRonden-Pos of Sammamish, WA, Jesikah Ann Liday of Pleasant Hill, OR and Jack Henry Sawyer of Olympia, WA; great-grandchildren, Rylend, Reagan, Madelyn and Silas Liday of Pleasant Hill.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Richard Kellner in 2011.

Memorial Donations can be made to Bay Area Hospital Auxiliary

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

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