Patricia Anne Montgomery, 1928 – 2011

MONTGOMERY, DOUD, BORDER, MASCHMANN, GIBBONS, MCBRIDE, BUNTING, BROOKS

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 4/15/2011 at 15:28:27

Mass of the Resurrection for Pat Montgomery, 83, Malcom, was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grinnell. She died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at her home.

The Rev. Nick Adam officiated at the service.

Interment was held privately at the Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or to Grinnell Regional Hospice and may be sent in care of Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Memories and condolences may be left at www.smithfh.com.

Patricia Anne Montgomery was born March 12, 1928, in Victor, the daughter of Lawrence and Velma Border Doud. She attended St. John’s Catholic School, Victor, and Brooklyn High School, where she graduated with the class of 1946. She received her teaching certificate and taught in the Victor area.

She married John E. Montgomery Sr. Oct. 23, 1948, in Victor. The couple resided in the Brooklyn, Atlantic, Grinnell and Montezuma areas respectively before moving to Malcom in 2002.

She retired in 1984 from GTE after 20 years of service. She enjoyed gardening, sports, word finds and spending time with her family. She loved decorating her home for every holiday.

Montgomery is survived by her children and their spouses, Jack and Pam Montgomery, Grinnell; Marsha and Bob Maschmann, Malcom; Jo Ellen and Phil Gibbons, Grinnell, and Kyle and Kelly Montgomery, Prairie Grove, Ark.; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and her siblings and their spouses, John and Darla Doud, Victor; Richard and Marty Doud, Cedar Rapids; Mary and Don McBride, Berwyn, Pa., and Pauline Bunting, Elizabeth, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her husband, in 2003; her parents; an infant son, Stephan Allen Montgomery, and one sister, Della Brooks.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, Williamsburg, Iowa, April 14, 2011, page 10