Frances Patricia Keegan Schonbachler (Pat) born March 21, 1932, to Melvin Aurelius and Elizabeth Ethel Golob Keegan in Portland, Oregon died peacefully in her sleep on May 6, 2025, in Mt. Angel, Oregon.

Pat attended St Ignacious Grade School in Portland before her family moved to Mt. Angel when she was 11 1/2 and she studied at St. Mary's Academy.

She moved to Crooked Finger after marrying Joseph Gerhard Schonbachler on November 22, 1950, where she was a homemaker and raised six children on the family farm. After raising her children, she earned her G.E.D in record time.

She canned thousands of quarts of produce and enjoyed her flower garden. She was a proud, active member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Altar Society in Crooked Finger, the Catholic Daughters of America, and the daughters of American Revolution (DAR) where she held state and regional offices. She briefly served as a cook at the Mt. Angel Convent. She helped to establish the Scotts Mills Elementary School Library in the 1970s. She served as an Election Board Worker in Scotts Mills, staffing the ballot boxes, for many years.

Pat enjoyed hosting her family for holidays and decorating the home for each one. Every Easter she made a lamb cake which garnered chuckles from many as it was held together by toothpicks. She made dishes from both her Irish-Slovanian heritage as well as her husband's Swiss heritage.

In 2018 Pat moved to Mt. Angel Towers, where she enjoyed playing pinochle and mexican train with her new neighbors. Due to health reasons, she moved to assisted living at Orchard House in 2024, where she enjoyed being able to go to mass three times a week and receive communion six days a week. Pat lived there until she passed.

Pat is preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, one sister, and many close friends and family.

She is survived by her six children: Laura (David) Martin of Silverton, Jeannette (Dale) Gailey of Troutdale, Gary Schonbahcler of Heppner, Greg Schonbachler of Spokane, Ed (Nina) Schonbachler of Scotts Mills, Peggy Schonbachler of La Grande, as well as many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Pat cherished nothing more than her faith, family and her involvement in DAR. She could hold a conversation with anyone, and she never met a stranger. She will be deeply missed by many.

Arrangements are being made by Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton. Services will be heldon May 31, 2025, with Rosary at 10:30 am and Mass starting at 11:00am at Holy Rosary Catholic Church at Crooked Finger.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Holy Rosary Altar Society, Susan Lee Barlow DAR Chapter of Oregon City, or Orchard House in Mt. Angel.