Patricia “Pat” Kanachki, 71, of Benton, Kentucky passed away at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center at Mercy Health Lourdes. She was born on August 31, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan to the Late Boyd Riley and Mattie Farmer Riley. Pat was a member of St. Paul Luteran Church and the Moose Lodge.
She is survived by her daughters, Dawn Mahmet and husband, James of Palma, KY and Kristie Carroll and husband, Tim of Benton, KY; step-sons, Brett Kanachki of Okinawa, Japan and Kevin Kanachki of Warren MI; brothers, Carl Riley of Harrison, TN and Edward Riley and wife, Judy of Charlotte, N.C.; 6 grandsons, 4 granddaughters, 3 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald “Jerry” Allan Kanachki and her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. David Appold officiating. Entombment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Arthritis Foundation, 2908 Brownsboro Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40206 or to the American Heart Assoc., 240 Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222.
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