Patricia “Patti” Reyes

February 13, 1963 – October 5, 2026

Patricia “Patti” Reyes, 63, of Bucktooth Run, Little Valley, NY died unexpectedly Monday evening, October 5, 2026.

Born February 13, 1963 in Salamanca, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Nosal and Geraldine Zalewski Heron.

She was a graduate of Salamanca High School, Class of 1981.

Patti was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 1981 – 1986 stationed in Okinawa, Japan and Chesapeake, VA.

She had been employed as a caregiver for many years, working with the former Rehabilitation Center, Olean, NY, and the Seneca Nation of Indians.

She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Patti will be remembered for her love of baking. She enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, and four-wheeling, and loved shopping. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s various sporting and school events, and was an avid Buffalo Bills fan.

Surviving are: a daughter, Jessica (David) Camden, Salamanca, NY; a son, Daniel Reyes, San Antonio, TX; two granddaughters, Eleanor Camden, Salamanca, NY, Evelyn Reyes, Dallas, TX; two grandsons, Adam Camden, Salamanca, NY, Rayden Reyes, Dallas, TX; her longtime companion, Steve Taylor; four brothers, Michael Nosal, Salamanca, NY, Mark (Gladys) Nosal, Pensacola, FL, Thomas Nosal, Salamanca, NY, Robert (Renee) Nosal, Gowanda, NY; several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the O’Rourke & O’Rourke Inc Funeral Home, 25 River Street, Salamanca, NY on Friday, October 9, 2026 from 3 – 7 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Our Lady of Peace Parish, 274 Broad Street, Salamanca, NY on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. John Trela as celebrant.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Salamanca, NY.

Full military honors will be conducted by members of the American Legion Hughes-Skiba Post 535 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars John F. Ahrens Post 5296.

E-condolences can be sent to orourke.orourkefh@gmail.com or posted to facebook.com/onofh.