Obituary of Patricia E. Optekar

Mrs. Patricia Ann Eagan "Patty" Optekar, age 52, of Northridge Drive, Boone, died Tuesday morning, January 8, 2007 at home. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Rev. John Joseph and Sylvia Rose Henning Eagan. In addition to working with her husband at Blue Ridge Tree Experts, Patty was a mother and a homemaker. She enjoyed baking and decorating cakes, and was of the Lutheran faith. Surviving are her husband, Buddy Optekar, one daughter, Katie Optekar of Charlotte, one son, Jesse Optekar of Boone, one sister, Dorie Mailander of North Easton, Mass., one brother, John Eagan of Florida. A celebration of life service for Patty Optekar will be conducted Friday afternoon January 25 at 5 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Tim Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Heifer International, Post Office Box 8058, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-8058 or to High Country Health Care System Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, North Carolina 28607. On line condolences may be sent to the Optekar family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Optekar family.