Patty Brisbane

BRISBANE, Patty Margaret - Age 77, of Durand, passed away September 24, 2022. A Celebration of Life for Patty Brisbane will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 1pm to 5pm at the Perry Baptist Church, 217 S. Main St., Perry, MI 48872.  It will be a casual, open house-style celebration sporting some of Patty’s favorite foods and flavors.  Being an avid reader, she would have loved hearing people share their favorite line/passage/quote from a literary work or poem.  If you don’t want to share with everyone, we will have a place to drop them off/write them down.  We also ask that you share some of your fondest memories with us.  You will have several ways to share your memories. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to ​the Vernon District Public Library​. Patty was born November 11, 1944 in Owosso, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Matzkanin) Leiner. She was a 1963 graduate of Owosso High School. She went on to earn a Bachelors Degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Masters Degree from University of Michigan. Patty married Clinton Chester Brisbane on February 15, 1975 in Perry. She served as the first Librarian for the Swartz Creek District Library ​before retiring when her daughter was born.  In retirement, Patty became an avid quilter. She is survived by her husband, Clinton; daughter, Mindy; sister, Ellen Fischer; dear friends, Betty Binder, Margaret Bandkau, Colin and Sherry Kingsbury; several nieces, nephews, great nieces/nephews​, and great-great nieces/nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Mary Kingsland and Anita Drummond. Tributes may be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com