Patricia Mildred “Patti” Falk of Eureka, California, passed away on April 3, 2025, while in hospice care for seven months at A Will And Grace Care in Concord, California.
Patti Falk was born in San Francisco, California, on July 1, 1946, to parents Eugene Irvin and Mildred (née Meadows) Falk, and spent much of her childhood in Santa Rosa, Riverbank, Scotia, Fortuna, Eureka and Indianola. Until hospice care, she resided in Eureka her entire adult life.
Most of her schooling was in Eureka, notably St. Bernards, Jacobs Jr. High and Eureka High, where she graduated in 1964. She did not go on to college.
She was employed at the State and Rialto Theatres and Sizzler Restaurant in Eureka, before being employed by the State Compensation Insurance Fund in Eureka for 32 years, retiring in 1998, resulting from injuries sustained in a car crash in 1980.
She would continue to participate in the California State Retirees for more than two decades, most of the time as secretary and treasurer for the local chapter.
Patti never married, and raised one son, Michael Dennis Falk.
Patti loved to travel, especially to Disneyland and Disney World, as well as cruises to Hawaii, Alaska and the Mediterranean.
She was a frequent bingo player, notably at The Heights Casino.
Patti loved animals, both cats and dogs.
She is survived by her brothers, Eugene Irvin and Kenneth Wayne Falk, and her son Michael Dennis Falk. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Richard Dennis Falk, who was murdered in 2017.
As per her wishes, she was cremated by Tulip Cremation of Stockton, California, and requested no services. Her son and surviving brothers plan to have her ashes scattered out to sea.
This article appears in From Garden to Table in the Hall.
“I’ll never forget Patti, I’ve known her since 1974 (With Dennis), she was very nice & understanding when I’ve spoken to her, I’ll miss her