Patricia L. Chott

Patricia Lea Chott, 92, a resident of Decatur, Illinois, and formerly of Wildwood, Illinois, passed away April 15, 2023, at her home with her children by her side. She was born March 4, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois to Francis and Helen Gary.

Pat began teaching at St. Gilbert Catholic School in 1963 and stayed for thirty years. "If you love teaching and you love children, it is very hard to leave." And Pat loved her St. Gilbert parish and school family.

Her heart was always open to family, friends, and everyone she met. She lived life with optimism and kindness. Her friendships were forever from grade school, high school, and college to her Decatur special friends and all the loving friends who surrounded her for 92 years. As a Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma, she was the best – – her love enveloped us all.

Her "gift of gab" let her never know a stranger or invite them in for a cup of tea and a bit of Irish advice. Her love of travel, let her to say, "My traveling shoes are always ready!" Special thanks to her traveling family, Timi Kaufman and her team.

Special thanks to St. Mary's Cancer Care of Decatur Illinois.

Patricia is survived by her children Janet (Edward) Chott-Beasley, Lynda Chott, and Tim (Cecelia) Chott, her grandchildren Nicholas Chott, Nathan (Brooke) Chott, and Neil Chott, her great-grandson Jet Morris Chott, and her brother Bernard Gary. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William Chott, and her brother Gerald Gary.

A visitation and funeral service will be held at Strang Funeral Chapel, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030 on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM with the funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow the services at Highland Memorial Park in Libertyville, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Gilbert's School 310 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, Illinois. For more information, please call (847)223-8122 or visit www.StrangFuneral.org .