OBITUARY: Patricia Louise Smith Coen 1939-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa




                          Patricia Louise Coen

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Oct. 2, 2002]

Patricia Louise Coen, 63, of Northwood, died Sunday, (Sept. 29, 2002) at
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 pm on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002 at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., in Mason City with Rev.
William Smith of St. Anthony Church, Des Moines officiating.

Following cremation, inurnment will take place at Osage Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation will be from 4 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday and Thursday till time of
service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to the Patricia Coen Memorial Fund.  Patricia was
born June 29, 1939 in Creston, IA, the daughter of Robert D. and Ruby M.
(Campbell) Smith.

Patricia lived in various communities in Iowa most recently in Northwood,
moving to Mason City in July of this year.

She worked for Fieldstone Cabinetry in Northwood and most recently as a
C.N.A. for the Lutheran Retirement Home.

She retired in December of last year. She enjoyed crocheting doilies for
her family and friends, gardening, flowers, vegetables, riding her bike and
had a special place in her heart for her great-grandson, Christopher.

Patricia is survived by her children Pamela Marie Clausen of Cincinnati,
OH; Diana Mae Fleenor and husband Joel of Mason City; Timothy Lee Coen of
Mason City; and Laurie Ann Duryee of Mason City; by 11 grandchildren:
Jennifer, Jonathan, Alexander, Russell, Jeremy, Justin, Kassondra, Douglas,
Darin, Kirsten and David; by one great-grandchild Christopher; by siblings
Robert D. Smith Jr. and wife Dorothy of Sedalia, MO; Beverly Broege and
husband Keith of Poplar Bluffs, MO;  Rev. William Smith and wife Pat of
Des Moines; Eugene Gary Smith of Kansas, Joyce Schmidtke of St. Ansgar;
Ray Smith and wife Marcia of Osage; Rozella Melancon and husband Bruce of
Lafitte, LA.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents and son, Larry Coen.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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