In Memory
Pat Lindley
Deceased 9/11//2010
The Patricia Lindley Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2016 as a
testament to the tremendous impact she had on the arts and on her entire
community. Just 50 minutes from downtown Cleveland, the Center is a 600-seat
state-of-the-art professional performance venue. Knowing Pat’s humility, she
would probably be surprised to see her name on such an impressive structure. For
many years, she quietly gave of her time and energy for the benefit of others
(community groups, children, families, the homeless), never expecting anything in
return.
With her exceptional academic abilities, her amazing memory, and her sharp
wit and humor, she could have done pretty much anything she set her mind to,
anywhere in the world. But she chose the small town of Wellington, Ohio as the
place where she would settle down and shine brightly. That’s where she met the
love of her life, and they married when she was 50 years old. Pat’s spirit will live
on in all of us who were privileged to call her our friend! (Written by Beckey
Martin Thompson.)
Patricia Jeanne Lindley Brumfield
Sept. 10, 1948 - Sept. 11, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Patricia Jeanne Lindley, 62, of Wellington, OH, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born September 10, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana, Pat was the daughter of the late Mack O. and Mabel (Douglass) Lindley. Pat earned her B.A. in French and Master of Library Science degrees from Indiana University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1969. In 1974 she moved to Wellington, where she served as director of the Herrick Memorial Library for 27 years.
Pat married William Brumfield on April 10, 1999. She was a founding member and longtime board member of Main Street Wellington. Pat was also a member of the First Congregational Church where she participated in the sanctuary and hand bell choirs, and served on the church council. She served on the board of the Community Foundation of Lorain County and chaired its grants committee for several years. Besides her community service interests, her interests included music, books, gardening, theatre and travel.
She is survived by her husband; a brother, Jerry Lindley of South Bend, Indiana, two stepchildren and two grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her brother ,Mack Douglas Lindley.
Friends and family will be received on Friday, September 17, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. in the Wellington First Congregational United Church of Christ, 140 S. Main St. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the church, with Rev. Brian Burke and Rev. Lea Mahan officiating.
A private burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington. Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the Friendship Animal Protective League, 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035; or to the Main Street Wellington Endowment Fund, in care of the Community Foundation of Lorain County, 1865 N. Ridge Road, Lorain, OH 44055.
Arrangements were entrusted to Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington, and expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.norton-eastmanfuneralhome.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on September 16, 2010.
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