PATTEN, Mary Ellen (Pringle) 1926-2012

PATTEN, PRINGLE, GREY, BROOKSHER, WALSH, ONAY, KELLOGG, OTTING

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/27/2012 at 01:36:52

[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, February 15, 2012]

WATERLOO - Ellen Patten, 85, of Waterloo, formerly of Denver, died Monday, Feb. 13, at home.

She was born Sept. 30, 1926, in rural Greene, daughter of Paul and Thelma Pringle Grey. She married Wooster G. Patten April 18, 1959, in Greene. He died July 21, 2006.

She graduated from Greene High School in 1944. She attended five years of nurse's training at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, and was a registered nurse at Broadlawns Medical Center for a year and at Veterans Hospital in Des Moines for 10 years. The couple lived in Waterloo for a year after their marriage, and then relocated to Fredericksburg where they farmed from 1961-1969. They moved to Denver in 1970. Mrs. Patten was a nursing instructor and taught obstetrics at Allen Hospital for 30 years, retiring in 1989. She cared for her parents, Paul and Thelma Grey, Harold Eames and Carl Bailey in her home during their declining years.

Survived by a brother, Clyde (Judy) Grey of Greene; her twin sister, Marjorie "Eleanor" Brooksher of Annville, Pa.; two nieces, Sara Walsh and Ami Onay; a nephew, Paul Grey; two sisters-in-law, Iona Patten of Cedar Falls and Helen Kellogg of Fredericksburg; two great-nieces; a great-nephew; and her adopted daughter and caregiver, Betty Otting of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by an infant brother, Bobby Grey.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel, Waterloo, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Public visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and for an hour before services Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Ellen lived with Betty Otting who cared for her until her death. At a young age, Ellen accepted the teachings of Jesus and after that time lived her life diligently following Christ.

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Note: The obit only refera to her as "Ellen" Patten. SSDI shows:
Name: Mary E. Patten
State of Issue: Iowa
Date of Birth: Thursday September 30, 1926
Date of Death: Monday February 13, 2012
Est. Age at Death: 85 years, 4 months, 14 days
Confirmation: Verified