Obituary of Patrick L. Van Cleave

Patrick L. VanCleave lost his 4-year battle with cancer on September 6, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by Colleen his beloved wife of 45 years; his children Mike (Natalie) VanCleave and Cathy (Chris) Bjornstad; his grandchildren, Alex 17, Allison 14, Elisabeth 9, Thomas 6; and a large caring network of extended family and friends. Pat was born in Gregory, South Dakota, grew up in Portland Oregon, and served in Vietnam before moving to WA in 1967 to begin his 31-year career at Boeing. A funeral mass will be held at Holy Disciples Church in Puyallup, Saturday Sept.15 at 10 am. The family would like to thank Dr. Andrea Rose and the staff of NWMS for their dedication and loving care of Pat and Franciscan Hospice for their comforting support. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research. Please visit www.Curnowfuneralhome.com to sign his guestbook.