Patricia A. Buckwalter

Patricia A. Buckwalter, age 77 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Sunday, October 18, 2020, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, July 27, 1943, daughter of the late Albert G. and Pearl A. Unwin Towndrow, Trish had resided in the Hunterdon County area since 1972. A US citizen, she was a graduate of a nursing school in Canada and was formerly employed as a nurse’s aide in Canada where she and her family first emigrated from England. She later emigrated to the United States where she became an accomplished equestrian and equestrian teacher for many years. Trish later was employed by a lawyer’s services firm, Charles Jones, Inc, Trenton, NJ. Trish was a former President of the Amwell Valley Trail Association; former Master of Fox Hounds and former Master of the Amwell Valley Hounds. She was also an equestrian teacher for the British Horse Society and for the United States Pony Club. Surviving are her husband of forty-six years, John R. Buckwalter; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann E. and Pat Morsella of Coopersburg, PA; a son and daughter-in-law, Thom and Lisa Buckwalter of Austin, TX; a brother John Towndrow and his wife, Susan, of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; a brother-in-law, Alan Buckwalter of Santa Fe, N. Mex.; and two grandchildren, Miranda and Adelaide Buckwalter. Arrangements and interment in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Reaville, NJ, are private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter, PO Box 5281, North Branch, NJ 08876. For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com