Velda "Pat" Patricia (Biederman) Lehman, died July 22, 2015, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville, Ky. She was born July 8, 1933, in Allen County to the late Thomas Edward and Velda Mary (Daughtery) Biederman. She married Keith Evan Lehman and he preceded her in death.
She was a resident of Pandora and more recently of LaGrange, Ky.
She was a member of the Pandora United Methodist Church. She was a founding member of the Findlay Antique Collectors Guild and the Pandora Art Guild. She was a member of the Findlay Art Guild and the Bluffton China Painters Association. Pat was a window decorator at Blatner’s Department Store in Lima and owner of the Dairy Whip in Lima.
Additionally with her father, Thomas, and sister Kathy, Pat, was the owner and operator of several antique and craft stores throughout the years.
She was an active volunteer at Pandora United Methodist Church including VOSH and an active member of The Crafty Ladies and many other activities at Covenant United Methodist Church in LaGrange, Ky.
She is survived by her sons Rev. Michael (Diana) Lehman of LaGrange, Ky., and Scott (Susan) Lehman of Pandora; sisters Georgia Nan Rasmussen of San Jose, Calif., and Kathy Lynn (Terry) Opperman of Wapakoneta; grandchildren Joshua Lehman of Grapevine, Texas, Jonathan Lehman of Saint Simons Island, Ga., Jessica (Gregory) Liedtke, Mount Cory, Jordan Lehman of Pandora and Abby (Christian) Brenner of South Bend, Ind.; and great-grandchildren Kennedy Lehman and Kace Liedtke.
She was also preceded in death by a her husband, Keith Evan Lehman; her parents, Thomas Edward and Velda Mary (Daughtery) Biederman, and a siste,r Lelah Mae Stone.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Pandora United Methodist Church. Rev. Duane Kemerley officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pandora. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Pandora United Methodist Church, Pandora Missionary Church and Covenant United Methodist Church.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.
