Janice L. (Wise) "Jan" Patterson

     Janice L. (Wise) “Jan” Patterson, age 79, of Tionesta, PA, more recently of Charleston, West Virginia, died on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Charleston.  She was born June 13, 1946, in Brookville, PA, daughter of the late Homer Glenn and Florence (Gardner) Wise. 

     On September 10, 1966, at the Tionesta United Methodist Church, she married Warren Frederick “Fred” Patterson who survives in Charleston. 

     Jan graduated from West Forest High School in Tionesta.  Upon graduation, she attended Robert Morris University achieving an associates degree.  Jan retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (now Department of Human Services), Tionesta office, where she worked many years as a case manager.  After retirement she worked part time at the Forest County Treasurer’s Office followed by becoming one of Forest County’s elected Auditors.  She was a devoted member of the Tionesta United Methodist Church and became a member of the Elizabeth Memorial United Methodist Church of Charleston after she and Fred moved to be close to family.  Jan and Fred enjoyed a simple retirement and loved to be around their two sons and grandchildren. She enjoyed water aerobics and dancing every chance she could. The Pattersons loved the Tionesta Indian Festival and could be found every year in August for the week of the festivities sitting at the local motel’s porch, always at the same room, next to the main road of Tionesta, that way they could see and talk to friends who happened to be strolling by.     

     Surviving in addition to her husband of nearly 60 years are two sons, Warren Fredrick “Chip” Patterson and Garth Edward Patterson and his wife Michelle of Jefferson, Maryland, as well as two grandchildren, Isaac Warren and Abigail Ruth Patterson.  Additionally, her beloved sister-in-law, Laura P. Flick survives

     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son in infancy, Jonathan Lin Patterson. 

     There will be no public visitation; a celebration of Jan’s life will be announced at a later date.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman J. Wimer Funeral Home of Tionesta.  Burial will be at Mt. Collins Cemetery in Tionesta.