Mary Ellen Pate Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mary Ellen Pate (Rochester, Pennsylvania), who passed away on March 30, 2022, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband Freelon; her parents, William J. Schwartz and Madeleine Hoeltz Schwartz; and her sister Beatrice (Tumpy). She is survived by: her sons, Bill and Graham (Benjamin); her close friends, Graham (Mindy Calvin) of Ohioville and Benjamin (Yong Lee) of Washington, D. C.; her great grandchildren, Bradlee, Graham, Daniel, Addy, Isaak, Carter, Helen and James; her granddaughters, Ashley and Nicole; and also Tumpy.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the children's collection at the New Brighton Public Library, where Tumpy volunteered for over twenty years.