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May 25, 2022
Services
A graveside service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Preakness Reformed Church Cemetery, 131 Church Lane, Wayne.
Patricia Ruth Ratcliffe (nee Ackerman), born April 22, 1926, died in her sleep in the early morning hours on May 25, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. John W. Ratcliffe and by her son, John James Ratcliffe.
A lifelong New Jersey resident, she was a graduate of Ridgewood High School, attended Douglas College and William Paterson University from which she received a Master’s Degree. In the late 1960’s, she taught English and French at Wayne Hills High School, but her passion was children’s literature and reference books. She was a media specialist at Aaron Decker Elementary School in Butler, NJ for over a decade.
She was much loved by her daughter; Patricia Sue Ratcliffe-Lee and son-in-law Lawrence Lee, by her grandchildren; John, Margaret, Kathryn, and T. Alexander, and great-grandchildren; John David, Eliza, and Eva.
Memorial contributions would be appreciated to the Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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A graveside service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Preakness Reformed Church Cemetery, 131 Church Lane, Wayne.
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