MENDOTA - Patricia Ann Whitmore, 81, of Mendota passed away Nov. 8, 2020 at Aperion Care, Princeton.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with Rev. Susan Presley officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota.

Pat was born Jan. 11, 1939 in Ottawa to Samuel and Nella (Iverson) Stillwell. She married Gerald Whitmore on Nov. 26, 1958 in LaSalle.

Survivors include her husband of Mendota; two sons, Darryl (Lisa) Whitmore of Palatine and Scott (Cheryl) of Marysville, Wash.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and five sisters.

Pat especially enjoyed reading and taking care of her plants. She was a secretary for her husband for over 35 years. She also worked at Vons as assistant deli manager while she and Gerald resided in Nevada. She was the last survivor in her family that included 12 children.

Memorials may be directed to Holy Cross Church, Mendota.