Sally Hutchman Patterson passed away peacefully Nov. 28, 2023, at age 94 at her Board and Care home in Fountain Valley, Calif. Sally was born Sarah Jane Hutchman in Boston, Massachusetts to Paul and Mary Hutchman Nov. 18, 1929. She was raised in East Liverpool, Ohio and went by Sally.

After graduating from Muskingum College, she married Milton Patterson and they had one son, Michael. The family moved to California and lived in Glendale where Mike was raised. In the mid 1980s, Sally got the urge to move back east and lived in South Pomfret, Vermont (right next to Woodstock) for 26 years. In 2013, Sally moved back to California to be closer to Mike and his family.

Sally was beautiful, kind and perpetually happy. She was an artist and musician. She not only sketched skillfully, but she also hand painted eggs that could have been sold at a handsome profit, but decided to keep them for her own enjoyment. Her musical talents were broad. Not only did she sing beautifully (she sang in the Glendale Presbyterian Church Choir), but she also played numerous musical instruments. Her piano was her favorite, but she also dabbled in the French Horn along with shorter stints at other various instruments. She wrote music, as well.

Sally (aka “GG Sally” — short for great grandma Sally) is survived by her son Mike, daughter-in-law Julie and grandchildren Jeffrey (spouse Megan), Douglas (spouse Courtney), and great-grandchildren Jake, Georgia, June, Baxter and Daisy; siblings Bill Hutchman (Jan), John Hutchman (Sue) and Gracie Hutchman Scott; along with numerous nieces and nephews since she was the third oldest of nine Hutchman children.