BERNE — Patricia A. Vanderwarker of Berne died peacefully in Albany on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Daughter of the late Francis and Mamie Deavers Sady, she was the beloved wife of Marcus Vanderwarker.

“Pat was a retiree of Little Falls Hospital where she worked as a secretary for many years and also worked at the PineCrest Bible College,” her family wrote in a tribute. “Pat welcomed Jesus Christ into her heart as her Lord and Savior and was a long-time parishioner at the Rock Road Chapel in Berne.”

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Craig Grant, Kimberly (Loren) Horender, Christopher Stutts, Jeremiah Stutts and Cassie (Justin) Leffingwell; her brother, Francis “Tom” Sady; and 10 grandchildren, Jared and Kristy Grant, Paige and Preston Horender, Jasmine, Austin, and Brooke Stutts, Miah and Mason Stutts, and Evan Leffingwell.

She is also survived by her nephew, Brian (Jae) Sady, and her niece, Jennifer (Vincent) Petrangelo.

Her sister, Rebecca Sady, died before her, as did her granddaughter, T’keyah Stutts.

A funeral service will be officiated by Rev. Jay T. Francis and celebrated for Pat in Rock Road Chapel at 96 Rock Road in Berne on Friday, Jan. 2, at noon. Family and friends are invited to visit with her family from 10 to 11:50 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will be in the spring in Ostrander Cemetery in Fort Plain.

“Pat’s family would like to extend a sincere thank-you to Pastor Jay T. Francis and the entire Rock Road Chapel family for their kindness shown to Pat in her final years,” the tribute said. “In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation in Pat’s memory to Rock Road Chapel.”