Patricia A. (Bowman) Larsen

Patricia Ann Larsen of Ithaca passed away at Hospicare on Tuesday, September 10,2024 at the age of 87.

Patricia was born to Harry T. and Gertrude (Clement) Bowman in Woodridge, NJ on December 28, 1936, and lived there throughout her youth. After high school she completed her education at the Berkeley Secretarial School in NYC before going to work as an executive secretary at the Texas Company, later Texaco, at their offices in the Chrysler Building. She moved upstate from Long Island with her husband George E. Larsen, first to Oswego and then settling in Trumansburg, where they raised their four children and participated in the community through many volunteer efforts including within the school district and the First Presbyterian Church of Ulysses. She also enjoyed reading and gardening as well as simply spending time with her family.

Pat is survived by children Linda Larsen, Lisa (Michael) Collins, George (Deborah Sills) Larsen, and Leslie (Michael Greschler) Larsen; grandchildren Meredith (James) Brooklyn, Erik and Julia Babcock; great-grandchildren Clementine and Agatha Brooklyn; and her sister Judith Quail. In addition to her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years George E. Larsen, grandchild Samuel Thomas Collins, and brother Harry Thomas Bowman II.

Calling hours will be Friday, September 20, 2024 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at Ness-Sibley Funeral Home, 23 South Street, Trumansburg, NY. Per Pat’s request there will be a private ceremony of life later this fall.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat’s memory to Hospicare & Palliative Care Services , 172 E King Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 info@hospicare.org or the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge , 1120 Goodman St South, Rochester, NY 14620.