Patricia Klapper Boyd

Patricia Cowie Boyd, age 94, of Jennersville, formerly of Villanova, died November 5, 2011 at her residence at Jenner's Pond.

She was born November 12, 1916 in Burlington, NJ to the late Cora Graf Cowie and Louis James Cowie.

She was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania following which she married her first husband, Elmer Gerhardt Klapper with whom she had three children. She took the traditional post-World War ll role of wife and mother until the accidental death of her husband necessitated a transition to working single mother. Her exceptional achievement was to make it possible for her children to continue to be raised in the stable environment of the family's home by an effort of quiet courage and persistence to overcome all obstacles.

She later married Howard Boyd in 1966 and welcomed a stepson, Richard Boyd, and a stepdaughter, Betty Ann, into her family.

She loved landscaping, gardening and flowers and was a founding member of the Villanova Garden Club. She exhibited at the Philadelphia Flower Show and won several awards for her arrangements. She also arranged flowers to be delivered to patients in hospitals and participated with deliveries for Meals on Wheels. She also loved to entertain and was known for her culinary skills.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, son David Windwalker (formerly David Bruce Klapper) and her brothers, Dean Cowie and Louis Cowie.

She is survived by her son, Jeffrey Klapper, daughter Linda Gubbine, grandchildren
Christopher Klapper, Matthew Klapper, Elizabeth Deutch, Cora Russell, Caroline Klapper, Kristin Gubbine and Laura Davolos and six great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held in the future.

Memorial contributions may be made to Willow Tree Hospice, at 100 Sycamore Drive, West Grove, PA 19390.

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com

Arrangements by the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home, West Grove, PA.