Patricia C "Pat" Schaefer's obituary , Passed away on July 31, 2025 in Utopia, Texas

Patricia C "Pat" Schaefer

July 6, 1938 - July 31, 2025 (87 years old)

Utopia, Texas

Patricia C "Pat" Schaefer's obituary , Passed away on July 31, 2025 in Utopia, Texas

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Patricia C "Pat" Schaefer

July 6, 1938 - July 31, 2025 (87 years old)

Utopia, Texas

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Patricia C Schaefer Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Patricia C Schaefer of Utopia, Texas, who passed away at the age of 87, on July 31, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Patricia C Schaefer or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

As we bid Patricia C farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Patricia C is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Inez Christine (Horton) and Vernon Leon Clower; her son Michael Ray Schaefer; and her siblings, Sally Brezenski and James D. Clower.

She is survived by: her husband Bill Schaefer of Utopia; and her daughters, Vicki Karing (David) of Knippa, Tricia Van Pelt of Sabinal, Laura Richarz (Robert) of Utopia and Judy Gutierrez (Dave) of Sabinal. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Rushing-Estes- Knowles Mortuary and monuments Inc



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