Mary Pat Pettengill

Mary Pat Pettengill of Port Washington, WI, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at VITAS Hospice in Wauwatosa, WI, where she was freed of her struggle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.  
Mary Pat was born in Trenton, MO, on May 2, 1956, to Maurice and Joan Pettengill. The family relocated to Hartford, WI in the mid-1960s, and she graduated from Hartford Union High School. Mary worked most of her adult life as an Airlines Reservation Agent and was a devoted retiree of Northwest Airlines. Mary was gifted with a beautiful singing voice and in her twenties performed with the Bel Canto Chorus in Milwaukee, WI. She was a lover of music, travel, British humor, animals, nature, and was an activist for the environment and Greenpeace.  
Mary is survived by her mother, Betty "Joan" (Meeker) Strasburg of Belgium, WI; her father and step-mother, Maurice and Pat Pettengill of Milwaukee, WI; and her loving sister, Martha Pettengill (Sandra Large) of Port Washington, WI. Also surviving her is her cherished friend and family member, Leesa Vickers Wendt (Mark Wendt), who spent many hours lovingly helping and caring for Mary over the past year, as well as her step-siblings, Lynn Schauwitzer (Steve), Gail Bruce (Jeff), Jane Galien (Ken Collins), Greg Scholtes (Suzi), Clark Strasburg (Susan), and Craig Strasburg (Nancy). She leaves behind her cherished cat, Jesse James, who will be well cared for. Mary will forever remain in the hearts and memories of all her family and extended family members, and many caring friends.  
In keeping with Mary's wishes, there will be no service or funeral. In the spring of 2017, her family will hold a celebration of life at one of her favorite places, a bluff in Port Washington, WI, overlooking Lake Michigan. In her memory, memorials to Greenpeace USA are appreciated.
Arrangements are under the direction of Poole Funeral Home in Port Washington, WI.  www.poolefh.com

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