passed away suddenly on October 8, 2015. A lifelong resident of Bayonne, she spent the last month of her life in Old Bridge, NJ. Laura was a former nurses’ aide at Bayonne Medical Center, a waitress at EJ’s Tavern and Restaurant and a grossing guard for the City of Bayonne. Daughter of the late John Patten, Jr. and late Joan Heuser (Smith) and stepdaughter of the late Harry Heuser, Sr. Sister of Julie Patten Garito, Alma Patten Merrick (James), the late Linda Patten (Claire Sova), Elizabeth Heuser-Bevan (Kenneth), Harry Heuser, Jr., Alvin Heuser and the late Kathleen Heuser Remillaud Rosado. God daughter of Ernest Smith. God mother of Kristin Nahorwold and Jenna Leigh Bevan. Aunt to many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Laura was also the mother to the late Scott Bevan and Jason Patten, Sr. Grandmother to Christopher, Jason, Jr. and Evelyn Patten. Funeral arrangements by OLD BRIDGE Funeral Home, 2350 Old Bridge Matawan Rd, Old Bridge, NJ.