Patricia Ann Koontz, age 69, a lifetime resident of Pasadena, died at her home on March 2, 2015 after suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for three years.

She was born on October 22, 1945, in Baltimore, to the late Helene Ida and James Albert Sank.  After high school, she worked as a cashier in grocery and convenience stores for fifty years. She enjoyed bingo, lottery and numerology; music from the 50's; and was a big fan of NASCAR.

Along with her parents, Patricia is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 27 years: William Harry Koontz, Jr.

She is survived by her daughter Helen Goucher, of Pasadena; her two sons: Ronald Sank, Sr., of Ferndale, and William Koontz, III, of Glen Burnie; five grandsons: Michael Prince and Ronald Sank, Jr., both of Pasadena; William Koontz, IV, Anthony Sank, and Raimond Sank, all of Glen Burnie; two granddaughters: Crystal Goucher and Reese Koontz, both of Glen Burnie; three brothers: James Sank, of Delaware, William Sank, of Pasadena, and Timothy Sank, of Crownsville; and one sister: Roberta White, of Glen Burnie.

Family requests friends visit on Friday at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. Her funeral service will begin on Monday at 11 AM, with her burial to follow in Meadowridge Memorial Park. Feel free to express your condolences here as well.



NOTE: due to the snowstorm, the dates and times have been changed, and the above has been updated.