PATTERSON, Lois Ann 1948-2010

PATTERSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 7/24/2010 at 21:47:52

Lois Ann (Arrett) Patterson

NORTHWOOD - Lois Ann Patterson, 62, of Northwood died Wednesday (July 21, 2010) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 26, at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Wendi Gillan officiating. Burial will be in State Line Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood.

Lois Ann Patterson was born in Albert Lea, Minn., on April 16, 1948, to Lawrence and Evalyn (Barber) Arrett. She graduated from Northwood-Kensett High School in 1966 and attended Hennepin County General Hospital College of X-ray technology in 1968.

She married Richard Ivan Patterson on Feb. 14, 1969. They had three daughters, Darci Kaye Sanderson, Robyn Ann Wilder and Valerie Renee Anderson. She worked as an X-ray tech for several years before working 23 years for FedEx.
FedEx was her passion, she loved the company and made many friends through the years, while delivering on her route.

She retired from FedEx in 2007 and pursued her Iowa Real Estate License. She worked for Schoneman GMAC Real Estate and then later Edwards Brandt Iowa Realty.

Lois was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, classic car cruises, camping, traveling and especially her trip to Hawaii with their special friends Monte and Vicki Swanson. Lois was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and lost her long battle. She will truly be missed by her family and friends.

Lois is survived by her husband, Richard Patterson; daughters, Darci (Patterson) Sanderson, Robyn (Patterson) Wilder and Valerie (Patterson) Anderson; siblings, Karen (Arett) Hove, Donald Arrett and James Arrett; grandchildren, Nicole Sanderson, Brianna Sanderson, Derek Sanderson, Jacob Sanderson, Nathan Wilder, Drew Wilder, Briar Anderson and Peyton Wilder; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Evalyn Arrett; brother, Robert Arrett; and nephew, Todd Hove.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 641-324-1121.

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