Patricia Jane Ratchford Wandishin passed away peacefully on July 18, 2021 with her son by her side. Pat was born on August 13, 1933 in Nanticoke, PA to the late Phyllis and Emory Ratchford. Pat spent the first 17 years of her life in Nanticoke, with her beloved grandparents, Grandma Maude and Popeye (Harry Ratchford) who instilled in her a love of reading. Pat was a voracious reader, sometimes reading two books in a day.
In 1949, Pat moved with her parents and sister Emmelyn to Kennett Square. After graduating from Kennett Consolidated High School she became a teller at the Kennett Bank and Loan where she met a handsome young police officer named Edward Wandishin. They were married in 1959 and shared 53 wonderful years together.
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