Patricia K. Traxler, who had lived in Pacific Palisades for 60 years, died August 1 at UCLA/Santa Monica Hospital after a brief illness. She was 88.’ Born in Kansas on April 4, 1920, Patricia graduated from high school in 1938 and went to work for Boeing. She worked as an electrical wire inspector at the B-29 plant in Wichita until World War II broke out, then joined the U.S. Navy and worked as a postal worker stationed at Treasure Island in San Francisco. It was there that she met her future husband Douglas, who was also in the Navy working aboard a training ship. The couple enjoyed a short courtship before driving to Reno to get married on a three-day pass. After the war, Douglas, a petroleum geologist, returned to UCLA for a master’s degree and later began his career at Signal Oil and Gas. The couple rented a house in Beverly Glen and became parents. In 1948, they built their home on Friends Street and moved in a year later. Patricia was a homemaker who loved to cook and a member of the Junior Women’s Club. In addition to her husband of 63 years, Patricia is survived by her daughter, Saundra Dolbee of Santa Monica. A graveside service will be held. Please call Gates, Kingsley & Gates for more information at (310) 395-9988. Contributions may be made in Patricia’s name to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson AZ 85718.
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