Patrecia (Patt) Hotchkiss of Ogden, Utah, passed away on October 31, 2021, at the age of 87. Patt touched many lives and is remembered as a very kind and loving person. She will be missed.

Patt was born on September 25, 1934, in Provo, Utah, to Orvil and Hazel (Anderson) Watts. She graduated from BYU in 1956 with a degree in Elementary Education. Patt remained a huge BYU Cougars fan and joked that she “bled blue.” She later earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Weber State University.

Patt enjoyed teaching at North Ogden Elementary. She loved music and directed the school choir. She also spent many years as a visiting teacher for the Relief Society. She said being a teacher was the most fulfilling career she could imagine. In retirement, Patt devoted much energy to genealogy, volunteering at the LDS Family History Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orvil & Hazel Watts, her son, Jonathan Hotchkiss, brother Jack (Barbara) Watts, sister Yvonne (Mark) Nilsen, and brother-in-law Dr. Jim Koch. Loved ones who will miss Patt until they meet again are son Matthew Hotchkiss, daughter Heather Hotchkiss (Alisa Campbell), sister Sharon Koch, her grandchildren Heidi (James) Peterson, Travis (Olivia) Hotchkiss, Jake Hotchkiss, Casey (Julie) Hotchkiss, and her great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 5th at 11:00 a.m. at Myers Mortuary ­ 845 Washington Blvd, Ogden, Utah. A visitation will be held before the funeral from 9:45-10:45a.m. at the same location. Interment will be at the Provo City Cemetery at 2 p.m. – 610 S. State St., Provo, Utah.

In lieu of flowers, Patt expressed her wish to have donations in her name to the Primary Children’s Hospital or the Latter-Day Saint Humanitarian Center.