Obituary for Patricia Rascon

Ponca City Now - May 18, 2021 4:59 pm

Patricia Calleja Rascon

April 16, 1969 – May 16, 2021

Patricia Calleja Rascon passed away Sunday, May 16th, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid.

She was born on April 16th, 1969, to Adolfo Calleja and Maria Esther Calleja (Vasquez) in Chihuahua, Mexico. The oldest of six children, she took on a matriarchal role early in life. She was a woman of many talents and trades, a perpetual student of life. She possessed the ability to learn anything she set her mind to, frankly because she lacked the patience to wait for others to do it– one of the many positive traits, that she instilled in her younger siblings, children, and grandchildren. Patricia “Paty” attended grade school in Mexico until the age of 10 when she and her family came to the United States and made Guymon, Oklahoma, their home. She attended Guymon Middle and High School then furthered her education at Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City. In 1987, Patricia and the love of her life Alvaro (Alvin) Rascon welcomed their first-born Alvin Rascon into the world and made their home in Blackwell. Their daughter Cassandra followed in 1990 and then, Patricia in 1993. Patricia and Alvaro were married in December of 1997.

Patricia had a zest for life. She was loyal, loving, and fun. She liked long drives, music, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. She was a talented baker and an excellent dog groomer. She especially loved attending her grandchildren’s’ baseball and softball games.

She was so proud of her family, and they knew they were loved very much, even her dog, Zoe Zoe.

She is survived by husband, Alvaro Rascon; her daughter Cassandra Rascon Gutierrez and husband Julio Cesar Gutierrez of Ponca City; daughter Patricia and husband Zach Trantham of Ponca City; son Aaron Rascon; and daughter Adrianna Rascon. She is also survived by siblings Adolfo Calleja Jr. and wife Gloria of Cleburne TX, Carlos Calleja and wife Claudia of Blackwell, Miguel Calleja and husband Richard of Oklahoma City, Jose Calleja and wife Jeana of Norman, OK, and Mayra Franco (Calleja) of Moore, OK; and her mother Maria Esther Calleja. She also leaves behind 8 granddaughters, 7 grandsons, and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

She is preceded in death by sons Alvin Rascon and Alvaro Rascon Jr., daughter Alma Rascon, an unborn grandchild, her father Adolfo Calleja, Sr., niece Jaqueline Franco, paternal grandparents Manuel and Carlotta Calleja, and maternal grandparents Teodosio and Genoveva Vasquez.

A rosary service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, May 20, 2021 in the chapel at Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 408 S. 8th Street, Ponca City. Private burial will take place at a later date in Resurrection Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

A memorial in her honor has been established with BancFirst in Blackwell, Oklahoma.