Patricia Lee Speer
November 12, 1945 - October 10, 2019
PATRICIA LEE SPEER, NEE SAVAGE, 73, DIED SUDDENLY OCTOBER 10, 2019. SHE WAS THE ONLY CHILD OF ELIZABETH YATZKO AND LEE CHARLES SAVAGE. SHE GREW UP IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN AND GRADUATED FROM HARPER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1966. SHE GRADUATED FROM DECATUR HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF ANESTHESIA IN 1981. SHE COMPLETED A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN SCIENCE FROM THE COLLEGE OF ST. FRANCIS, JOLIET, ILLINOIS. PAT WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AT MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL AS HEAD NURSE IN THE POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT AND LATER AS CHIEF NURSE ANESTHETIST. SHE SPENT THE LAST 17 YEARS OF HER PRACTICE WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANESTHESIA CARE AT ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL IN CHESTERFIELD. HER MINISTRY INCLUDED CAREGIVING FOR MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. HER DEVOTION TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH IS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF HER FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL WHO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO NOW HER. REMEMERANCES CAN BE MADE TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES OR ASCENSION CHURCH IN CHESTERFIELD.
PATRICIA LEE SPEER, NEE SAVAGE, 73, DIED SUDDENLY OCTOBER 10, 2019. SHE WAS THE ONLY CHILD OF ELIZABETH YATZKO AND LEE CHARLES SAVAGE. SHE GREW UP IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN AND GRADUATED FROM HARPER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING IN 1966. SHE GRADUATED... View Obituary & Service Information