Patricia E. Surrarrer

May 31, 1932 - January 15, 2022

Patricia “Pat” Surrarrer, age 89, of Custer, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Patricia was born May 31, 1932, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of Stanley H. and Wilma Pearl (Evans) Lucker, and graduated from Free Soil High School with the class of 1950. Pat loved her family, loved to garden and can the fresh vegetables, and made the best strawberry freezer jam. She worked as a preschool teacher with FiveCap (Headstart) in Fountain for over 12 years starting as a cook for the program and eventually moving into a teaching position. She was a member of the Fountain Child Study Club and volunteered for the Manistee Chamber of Commerce. Patricia will be lovingly remembered and missed by her sister Wilma Nelsen of Custer; her son David (Jackie) Surrarrer of Fountain; son-in-law Daryl Troost of Fountain; her grandchildren Mike (Tami) Surrarrer of Scottville, Dustin (Samantha) Surrarrer of Fountain, Amy Surrarrer (fiancé Heath Christmas) of Fountain, Kari (Joe) Jurecki of Whitehall, Shanon (Shane) McDowell of Custer and Chad (Kathy) Troost of Fountain; her great-grandchildren Michael and Faith Troost, Chase, Chance and Harper Surrarrer, Aubrey Jurecki, Jaxson McDowell and Cheyenne Christmas. She was preceded in death by her husband Clair Surrarrer in 1999, son Michael David Surrarrer, daughter Janie Troost, brothers Bill and Donald Lucker, and her sister Emily. Funeral services will be held for Patricia at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 22 at Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville with visitation starting at noon until time of services. Burial will take place in the spring at Maple Grove Cemetery in Free Soil. Those who wish to remember Patricia with a memorial donation are asked to please consider the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundation at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids.