Patricia H.I. Yost, 95, of Allentown, died peacefully May 8, 2023, in Fellowship Manor, Whitehall.

She was the wife of the late Charles W. Yost.

Born Feb. 6, 1928, in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Roxberry Jr. and Helen M. (Roth) Roxberry.

A proud 1949 graduate of Penn State University, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree.

Before becoming a mother of four children, she was a research chemist for Lehigh Portland Cement Co, Coplay.

She served as president of Slatington Valley 4-H Club in the 1940s, served on the budget and finance committee of the Washington Township PTA, and was a Red Feather leader of the Slatington Community Chest campaign.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Friedens Fire Co. and a member, organizer or officer of several Lehigh County Democratic organizations over the years.

She was secretary of the Lehikers Kamp Klub and volunteered at Kratzer Elementary School.

A volunteer at Parkland Community Library, South Whitehall, for many years, she served on the ways and means committee of Friends of the Parkland Community Library, with which she was a life member.

For many years, she worked at the voting polls in the 7th District of South Whitehall Township.

A member of Jordan United Church of Christ, South Whitehall, she was a coordinator of the Peace Garden Ministry and the Crafty Ladies.

She had a love for the outdoors that she instilled in her children.

Whether it be birding, planting flowers, camping, boating, crabbing or clamming, it was done passionately.

She was an avid traveler, and, for those who knew her, an avid conversationalist.

As much as she enjoyed the sights on her travels, she mostly remembered the people she met.

She and her late husband traveled with the church to the Holy Land in 2008.

In all, their travels together took them to all 50 states and six continents.

She will be forever loved and remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all who knew her.

Her survivors include a son Douglas M. Yost and daughter-in-law, Stacy Barnwell, of San Antonio, Texas; daughter Linda P. Sobchak and son-in-law, Peter J. Sobchak Jr., of Whitehall; grandchildren Peter J. Sobchak III, Jacob C. Sobchak and his wife, Alyssa M. Sobchak, Rebecca L. Sobchak, and Morgan M. and Thomas C. Yost; and great-grandchildren Elaine M. and Gabriel C. Sobchak.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Karen M. Yost, and a son, Dr. Jeffrey C. Yost.

Her memorial service will be 11 a.m. May 27 at Jordan UCC, 1837 Church Road, South Whitehall, with the Rev. Dr. David Charles Smith officiating.

Family and friends may pay their respects 10-11 a.m. Saturday in the church parlor.

Private inurnment will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown.

Expressions of sympathy may be made at heintzelmancares.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church Peace Garden and/or to Parkland Community Library both c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.

Arrangements made by Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc., Schnecksville.