Patsy Dean Via was born March 26, 1943 in Rocheport, MO, a daughter to Harold and Lois Marie (Leach) Garrett. Patsy graduated from New Franklin High School with the class of 1961.

Atlantic City native Virginia “Patsy” Garrett, a well-known character actress best known as the “chow-chow-chow” woman in the Purina Cat Chow commercials, died Jan. 8 after a brief illness in Indio, ...

While on a publicity tour in Switzerland, Benji, Cindy Smith, and Patsy Garrett convince Kris Kringle that his place on Christmas Eve is delivering presents to all "his" families all over the world.