PATTEN, Donnie 1967-2016

PATTEN, SCHOLBE, ASWEGEN, LEON

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 5/9/2016 at 20:45:48

WATERLOO, IOWA - Donnie Patten, 48, formerly of Waterloo, died April 27, 2016, from injuries sustained in a car accident in St. Louis.

He was born November 24, 1967, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Donald and Linda Patten. He married Sherri Scholbe on December 28, 1991, at Affton Presbyterian Church, St. Louis.

Donnie attended Central High School for three years and graduated from Aplington High School in 1986. He completed his Master of Divinity degree in 1998 at Covenant Theological Seminary. He completed his Ph.D in historical theology and worked as the assistant professor of theology at St. Louis University (SLU). While still an SLU student, he became an adjunct professor at SLU and Missouri Baptist College, and a lecturer at FontBonne University. After graduation he was the director of distance learning for Emmaus Bible College, Dubuque.

Survived by: his wife; a daughter, Leah; a son, Jonah; his parents; a sister, Tammy (Lee) Aswegen; a brother, Ricky; a sister-in-law, Michele (Rafael) Leon; four nieces: Emily and Mia Leon, and Lindy and Anna Aswegen; two nephews, Gabriel and Jeremiah Patten; and his parents-in-law, Edward and Georgian Acholbe.

Private ceremony: May 2, in St. Louis with burial in Resurrection cemetery, also in St. Louis.

Source: Waterloo Courier, Sunday, May 8, 2016