Pat Loan

LOAN, DEMBINSKI, HIMELHOCH, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 1/27/2012 at 15:50:03

Pat Loan, 77, of Tiffin, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 am Friday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cosgrove. Reverend Edmond Dunn will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. A Knights of Columbus rosary will begin at 7:30 pm – followed by a parish vigil service at 8:00 pm.
Burial will be private in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Cosgrove. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Peter’s Church or The Pat Loan Memorial Fund.

Pat was born March 21, 1934 in Iowa City, the son of Hazen and Irene (Dembinski) Loan.
Graduating from Lone Tree High School, Pat later attended Iowa City Business College. He married Betty Himelhoch on August 27, 1966 in Lone Tree. Pat worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Dietary Store Room for 40 years – retiring in 2003.

He was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Pat enjoyed studying genealogy and compiling the family history. He was a strong supporter of the Cosgrove Institute – for which he served for many years on the board of directors. Pat was a dedicated preservationist of the Cline Cemetery in rural Hills.

Survivors include his wife Betty; daughters, Eileen Schmidt (Dwayne) of Urbana, Iowa and Mary Loan of Winnemucca, Nevada and a son, William Loan of North Liberty.

Pat was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Francis, and a sister, Betty.