Loretta M. Patterson

PATTERSON, ANDERSON, MILLER, CLIME, CLARK, DOBSON, NEGUS

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 3/24/2023 at 09:23:40

Loretta M. Patterson, 99, of Iowa City, passed away on February 23, 2023 at Crestview Care Center in West Branch, Iowa.

Loretta was born on September 2, 1923 in North Liberty, Iowa to Earl and Marguerite (Miller) Anderson. She graduated from City High School, along with her twin sister Lorna, in 1942. She then graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1945. On July 29, 1946 Loretta married Thomas Patterson at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Iowa City. The couple raised their four children in the home they built on Wilson Street and enjoyed nearly 48 years of marriage before his death in 1994.

Loretta is survived by her children: Thomas (Diana) Patterson, Sarah Clime and Emily Clark; 9 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews as well as her sister-in-law, Marie Anderson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Thomas; son, Stephen; brothers: Joseph and John and her sisters: Joyce Dobson, Portia Anderson and Lorna Negus.

A Rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation will follow from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment will immediately follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Mercy Hospital Alumni or Care Initiatives Hospice – Cedar Rapids.

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