Patricia Ann Yerington

February 28, 1932 - December 9, 2020

Patricia Ann Yerington, 88, of Benton Township died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Hanson Hospice Center in Lincoln Township. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, Dec 16, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The visitation will be from 6 PM to 8 PM on Tuesday at the Fairplain Chapel. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Please share messages, memories or photos at www.florin.net. Pat was born on Feb 28, 1932 in Auburn, IN to Gerald and LaVerge Sucher. She married her husband, Neil Yerington, on June 25, 1955 and he preceded her in death in Oct 21, 2005. Together they celebrated 50 years of marriage. Pat was employed by the Jewel Food Store in Benton Harbor and later in the Fairplain Store for over 30 years. She was also a member of the UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) and was the longtime Steward at Jewel for many years. As a young child she enjoyed rolling skating which evolved into her love of round and square dancing in her later life. Pat also enjoyed bingo and traveling and camping with her husband in their 5th wheel trailer. Her family includes her sons, Terance Yerington of Benton Township, Gary Yerington of Benton Township and Dennis Sucher of CA; her grandchildren, Nicole Yerington, Cher Yerington and Nicholas Hampton; her aunt, Eleanor Haddix of OH and of course, her dog, Chico.