OBITUARY: Darrell W. Patterson, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted 12/19/2001]


                      Darrell W. Patterson

Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at St. Peter Lutheran
Church, Toeterville for Darrell W. Patterson, age 78, of Toeterville. Rev.
Dennis Hanson officiated and burial was in the St. Ansgar Cemetery,
St. Ansgar, IA. Mr. Patterson died Dec. 15, 2001 at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center. Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, in
charge of arrangements.

Darrell was born in Mitchell County, Iowa to John W. and Velma (Rutt)
Patterson on July 21, 1923. He married Ruth Stromley on Dec. 31, 1943 at
the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They lived all their married life in
Mitchell County. Darrell loved farming making farming his life and
lifestyle. A great joy to Darrell was visits with his family and friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and one brother, Max Patterson.

Darrell is survived by his wife, Ruth of St. Ansgar; two sons, Rodney L.
Patterson and wife, Lori of St. Ansgar and Virgil L. Patterson and wife,
Linda of St. Ansgar; two daughters, LaDonna Gunderson and her husband,
Jerry of Osage;  Rhonda Gerk and her husband, Steve of Osage; nine
grandchildren, Scott Halbach and wife, Deanna, Gregg Halbach and wife,
Amy, Daniel Halbach, Corey Patterson, Michael Gerk, Carter Patterson,
Taylor Patterson, Mackenzie Patterson and Hilary Gerk; two brothers,
Donald W. Patterson and his wife, Enid of St. Ansgar, John Patterson and
his wife Fran of St. Ansgar; three sisters, Neva Nelson of Lyle, MN, Helen
Debner of Marble Rock, Lois Benesh and her husband, Walter of Brownsdale,
MN; sister-in-law, Mrs. Max (Mildred) Patterson of St. Ansgar; and many
nieces and nephews.



Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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