Patricia H. Swoyer

January 25, 1931 - September 25, 2014

SWOYER (nee Hale), Patricia – 83, of Cape May passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 25, 2014. Born in Minneapolis, MN, Pat has been a resident of Cape May since 1973 after moving here from Philadelphia, PA. Pat had worked as a dance instructor and personal assistant, and also enjoyed singing, cooking, knitting and sewing. Above all things, Pat will be long-remembered and forever loved for being a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She is predeceased by her husband, George R. Swoyer (2007) and her sister, Mary Leigh Granger. Pat will be dearly missed by her loving family which includes her four children, Charles I. Thompson, III (and his wife, Margaret), Nancy Claiborne T. King, Robert P. Thompson (and Susie) and Allan Hale Swoyer (and his wife, Joann); nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, Lawrence Hale (and his wife, Marie-Therese); five stepchildren, Susie, Patti, Mary, Anne and Ellen. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Tuesday (Sept. 30) from 10AM to 11AM in the Spilker Funeral Home, 815 Washington St., Cape May with her funeral ceremony beginning at 11AM. Interment will be private and at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Brendan Borek High Tides Fund (aiding families affected by pediatric cancer), PO Box 41, Avalon, NJ 08202-0041.