Patricia "Pat" Catherine (Nordyke) De Rush went home to be with her Savior on Monday, October 20, 2025. She was born at home in Monroe, Oregon to Glenn Gilbert Nordyke and Catherine Cecelia (Brooks) Nordyke.

Pat worked for the Linn County Clerk's Office and the Linn County Treasurer's Office for a combined 30 years of service, retiring in 1998. After retiring, she and her husband Tom enjoyed traveling throughout the State of Oregon going to antique stores looking for Candlewick Dishes or angels to add to her collections.

Pat was a long-time member of Eastside Christian Church and a member of Faith Family Christian Church (Longview, WA). She coordinated the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry and the Golden Heirs Ministry to seniors at Eastside. Pat was a member of the Mary/Martha Group and helped with the FISH food box distribution at Faith Family. Pat was preceded in death by her husband Tom, parents Glenn and Catherine, siblings Robert Nordyke, Mary Alldridge, and Norma Lloyd.

Pat leaves behind a daughter and son-in-law Teresa (Mike) Martin, son Craig De Rush along with nephew Russell Alldridge, niece Renee Howerton, niece Vicki Adams and nephew Mark Lloyd and two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be held in Pat's honor on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Eastside Christian Church, 1910 Grand Prairie Rd SE, Albany, OR 97322 with a time of fellowship and cookies to follow.

The family would be honored to receive contributions in Pat's memory for the purchase of Bibles through the Gospel of The Gideons International.

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