Patricia Tanber Camp

Patricia Tanber Camp, 77, died on Nov. 23, 2012 after a lengthy illness at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Patt was a meticulous woman who when she completed a task you knew it would be done right. Patt loved to shop but, ironically, died on Black Friday, a day she considered for amateur shoppers. She was a caring woman who had a particularly close relationship with her family ??" especially her granddaughters. She also had a close group of friends with whom she and her husband spent many great years together. Patt was born May 11, 1935 in Toledo. She graduated from DeVilbiss High School and the University of Toledo, where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. She received a Masters degree in education from UT in 1985 on the same day her son, Nick, graduated from UT. Patt was employed as an elementary school teacher for Toledo Public Schools 21 years at Nathan Hale and Old Orchard schools. She later was a substitute teacher until 2011. Patt recently celebrated her 57th year as a member of the First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo, where she was a deaconess emeritus and active in many church activities. On Sept. 3, 1955, Patt married her high school sweetheart, Dan Camp. Jr. They were married 52 years, until Dan's passing in May 2008. Of Lebanese descent, Patt loved Middle Eastern cuisine and the culture of her family's native land. She also loved to read good books and travel, especially visiting Florida, where she and Dan bought their first home in the early 1970s, as did a number of their friends from Toledo. She and Dan spent their winters in Sarasota after they retired, and Patt continued doing so after her husband's death. Patt was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Camp Jr.; parents, Nick and Edna Tanber; and a sister, Phyllis Lipinski. Surviving are sons, Daniel III and Nick [Terri] Camp; and grandchildren, Molly and Alexa Camp; brother-in-laws, Chet Lipinski and John Camp; sister-in-law, Sally Sussman; and nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to express its deepest gratitude to the doctors, nurses and staff at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 at Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 West Sylvania Avenue Toledo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at First Baptist Church, 6520 Pilliod Rd., Holland. Burial will be at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Patt's memory be made to First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo and The Victory Center.

Patricia Tanber Camp

May 11, 1935 - November 23, 2012