Patricia A. Hayes

Patricia A. Hayes, 79, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. 

She was born March 22, 1944 to Edward L. and Isabelle Marie (Maniscalco) Kromer in Punxsutawney. 
Pat graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School in 1962. After high school she worked for the Federal Government in Washington DC. After she raised her family, she opened Pat’s Haven Personal Care which she owned and operated for over 15 years before her retirement. Pat enjoyed tending her vegetable garden, picking apples and canning. Most of all she loved spending time with her family. She was a very giving and generous person. 

She is survived by her children; Drema Poerio, Troy Kromer, Gordon Hayes, Jr., and wife Michelle, Trisha Hayes and husband Dan Zurenda, and Russ Hayes and wife Rhonda, all of Punxsutawney, nine grandchildren; Adalida Hayes Ryan Hayes, Grace Hayes, Russell Hayes, Ryelee Hayes, Caylia Hayes, Cylea Hayes, Luchi Poerio, and Roman Poerio, seven great grandchildren; Joseph Hayes, Sofie Hayes, Olivia Hayes, Paighten Hayes, Chance Hayes, Caroline Poerio, Atlas Poerio, three sisters; Elaine Steele, Linda Thompson, and Susan Carney, and a brother Robert Kromer and wife Sylvia, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gordon L. Hayes in 1998, three brothers Samuel, Edward, and Dick Kromer, and a sister Wendy Eiler.

Friends will be received on Thursday from 11:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM at the Grange Church of God, Route 536, Punxsutawney, PA with Pastor Marcus John officiating. 
Interment will take place at the Hayes Family Cemetery, Punxsutawney.   

To share a memory, visit www.mccabewaldronfh.com