Obituaries
Patricia Moran Nelson, 90
April 12, 2021
Patricia Moran Nelson, 90, of Millersville, passed away April 12, 2021 peacefully in her sleep.
She was born to the late Francis and Marie Moran, February 7, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois.
After graduating from high school, Patricia attended the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago.
Patricia was an accomplished artist and art historian. One of her many strengths was working with color creating beautiful weavings, watercolors, and drawings. She passed her love of art on to everyone with who she spent time. Her art was a great representation of who she was, complex, elegant, colorful, and creative.
Patricia was fiercely independent and was well educated in finance, she read the Wall Street Journal every day and managed her own stock portfolio. She said it was a love-hate relationship.
She loved every one of the many cats that she shared her life with over the years. It was well known that she made the best peanut brittle.
Patricia is survived by her two sons, Mark Nelson along with his wife Anita Nelson of Houston, and Max Nelson of Charlotte. She was immensely proud of her two boys and leaves behind many beautiful memories. The boys want to thank all her wonderful friends and neighbors who have looked after her and created such a loving community.
Services for Patricia will be private. To leave a condolence for the family, visit: SnyderFuneralHome.com.
Leave a condolence on this Memorial Page
Condolences to the Family
April 20, 2021
I met Pat in 1991 when she was an Encounter instructor. Our class was so fortunate to have this gentle giant as our teacher. She had a gift for listening, empathizing, and making you feel as though you were the only person in the room. After the year-long class was completed, I made many trips to her Letort Road home and was introduced to the numerous borders from Millersville University along with her cats. We talked about duplicate bridge, how Harley Davison stock was doing, and of course her beloved Max and Mark. She was an amazing individual!!! Gordon Griffith
April 18, 2021
I met your mother when I first moved to Millersville in 1980. she was a very caring, dignified, generous, gentle, intelligent, and talented woman. She was empowering and i learned so much from her. She made the world a better place. Nothing made her smile more than her boys. She was so proud of you.
Bobbe Ragouzeos
April 16, 2021
To Mark, Max, and Pat’s family, I am so sorry for your loss. I was a member of our art group with Pat. She was always an inspiration to all of us, and a valued member of the group. We have so missed her over the past year, and regret that we will not get to have another art meeting with her as we had planned before Covid. Pat was so knowledgeable about art and had such an educated eye for art and design. Her paintings were so creative and beautiful. She encouraged all of us to be more creative and thoughtful regarding our work. She will be sincerely missed.
Darlene Oberg
