Eugene A. Vanpatten

SCHENECTADY - Eugene A. VanPatten, 77, passed away on Wednesday November 1, 2023. He was born on March 14, 1946 in Albany to the late Clyde and Eleanor Smith VanPatten. A lifelong resident of Schenectady, he graduated high school in 1964, before becoming a taxi driver for Central Brown Taxi until his retirement two years ago. He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed spending time with his family, having family BBQ’s during the summer, playing cards, such as “pinochle” and “thirty-one”, and working on his CB radios. Eugene loved making up his own jokes and telling them, and even if you couldn’t find the humor in them, “he did”.

Eugene is survived by his wife, Kathleen VanPatten; his sons, Kerry, Shawn, and Chance VanPatten; his daughter, Gina VanPatten; his grandchildren, Devin VanPatten, Lily VanPatten, Joey Zenner, Bella VanPatten, and James Zido; his great-grandson, Armani Grant; and many brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday November 7th from 10am to 12pm at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave, Rotterdam, followed by a service at 12pm. He will then be interred in St Joseph’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital at stjude.org. Condolences can be posted at demarcostonefuneralhome.com.