Patricia "Patty" Flener

April 26, 1955 - July 20, 2020

Patricia “Patty” Flener, 65, of Benton Harbor, died Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, July 25, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Sodus Township. There will be a family visitation on Friday evening at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Patty was born on April 26 1955 in Benton Harbor to Doris and Eunice Keath. She married her husband, Elmer Flener, and he preceded her in death in 2010 after 38 years of marriage. Patty was a homemaker for her family although she had several jobs. She enjoyed reading, cooking and going to the casinos. Patty was the life of the party and was the jokester of the family. She was open minded about everyone. Patty loved her dog, Charlie, but most of all she was a loving mother who supported and took care of her family. Her family includes her children, Phillip (Gayle Oakley) Flener of Hudsonville, Bradley Flener of Coloma and Michelle (Michael) Wade of St. Joseph; her brothers, Michael Keath of CA and David Haase of Watervliet; her sister, Dianna Van Horn of St. Joseph, her stepfather, Herman Van Horn of Millburg, and her 7 grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her 2 brothers, Roger Wayne Keath and Phillip Keath; and her sister, Pamela Seawald.