Patricia Lee (Montgomery) O’Brien, 78, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019. She was born Feb. 19, 1941, in Monta Vista, Colo.

Patricia graduated from Goodland High School in 1959 and attended Colby Community College and the Bellus Academy of Cosmetology in Manhattan. She lived in Goodland, Colby, El Dorado, Denver and Colorado Springs. She worked at Goodland Regional Medical Center, Golden West Skills Center, Good Samaritan-Sherman County and Huskey’s Truck Stop.

She was preceded in death by her mother Mary Isabelle Giou Wright de Montgomery; father Paul Montgomery; brothers Jean Paul Montgomery and John “Jack” Denton Montgomery; and son Kirk Denton Hartman.

Survivors include daughters Debra Hummingbird of Canon City, Colo., and Michele Hartman of Goodland; sons Michael Brenninger of Kansas City, Steven Guenther of Goodland, Christopher O’Brien and Joseph Hutchison, both of Chanute; eight grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several self-adopted children of the community.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the Goodland Episcopal Church. Family members, adopted family and close friends will be meeting at 3 p.m. A pot luck and celebration of life will follow the service at Chambers Park. The family requests people bring photos and memories of Patricia along with white cotton shirts for tie dye.

Flowers and memorials may be sent to 110 Caldwell, Goodland, Kan., 67735.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Bateman Funeral Home, www.batemanfuneral.com.