Patty Vay Hopper Kemege, 94, of Sand Road, Petrolia passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family early Monday morning, August 4, 2025 at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh.
Born in St. Petersburg, Clarion County on July 12, 1931, Patty was the daughter of Llewelyn Dickey and Dorothy Margaret Jordan Hopper.
She was raised in Foxburg and attended Foxburg Grade School and was a graduate of St. Petersburg High School Class of 1949. Patty was married at Mater Dolorosa parsonage in Chicora on September 10, 1951 to John H. “Jack” Kemege. He preceded her in death on May 18, 2002.
She had been employed at Harry’s Market in Foxburg and the Level Works in Parker. Patty was a member of the Mr. and Mrs. Club of the YWCA and the Foxy Flames of the Red Hat Society. Her life revolved around her Martinsburg Church membership.
She was a collector of all things especially old postcards, stamps and giraffes. She enjoyed playing cards and games and time on the computer with friends. Patty and her husband loved traveling and had visited over 30 countries.
Surviving are two sons, John Keven Kemege and his wife, Jolene, of Wichita, Kansas and Vance Edward Kemege and his wife, Alannah, of Las Vegas, Nevada; four grandchildren, three of Keven’s – Kyle Kemege and his wife, Juliana, of Ruston, LA, Keegan and Colin Kemege of Wichita Kansas and one of Vance’s, Angela Kemege of Escondido, California; a great grandson, Kyles’ son Felix; one sister, Peggy Jo Bone of Houston, Texas, as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents and husband, Patty was preceded in death by two sons, Lon Leslie Kemege on July 28, 2003 and an infant son, Kerry Michael on October the 10, 1953 at 3 weeks of age, and two sisters, Mitzi Carol McGinnis on November 15, 2008 and Lois Jean Clawges on February 23, 2017.
Friends will be received at the Martinsburg Church of Bruin, 128 Main St., Bruin, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday. A funeral service will follow from the church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Larry Thompson, church pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Foxburg Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Martinsburg Church of Bruin, PO Box E, Bruin, PA 16022. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hile Funeral Home of Karns City. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.