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1933 Patricia 2016

Patricia Madge Mitzel

February 3, 1933 — June 24, 2016

Patricia Madge Mitzel, age 83, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, June 24, 2016, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.

Pat was born on February 6, 1933, in Breckenridge to Frank D. and Leona (Pazdernik) McKibben. She attended school in Breckenridge and graduated in 1950.

On May 1, 1950, Pat married Floyd Kenneth “Ike” Mitzel at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Breckenridge. They moved to Fergus Falls in 1955. Pat worked at Woolworth’s in Fergus Falls for thirty years and was always known as the “toy lady.”

Pat was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls. She was an avid bird watcher at her home on Heilberger Lake, enjoyed traveling, bowling, square dancing and an occasional outing to the casino. She was a premier potato salad maker and loved Diet Coke, as well as collecting Coke memorabilia.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Leona McKibben; her husband, Floyd Mitzel; a son, Jeffrey T. Mitzel in 1978.

Pat is survived by her daughter, Sandra (James) Stock of Fergus Falls; grandchildren, Jody Johnsen (Travis) and her sons, Tanner and Zachary, Melissa (Tyler) Halvorson and their sons, Brady and Jacob, and Stacy (Rodney) Stanley and their children, Kayla (Nick), Taylor, Nikolas, Tyler, Nathan and Jeramie; a sister, Sharon (Roger) Coulthart of Minneapolis; three sisters-in-law, Agatha and Dorothy Mitzel, both of Wahpeton and Pat Mitzel of Kirkland, WA; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Lakeland Hospice or Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.

Visitation: 1:00-2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls.
Service: 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Clergy: Father Alan Wielinski, Father Bill Gamber and Deacon Chuck Kampa
Interment: St. Otto’s Cemetery in Fergus Falls, MN
Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, MN
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

207 North Vine Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church

207 North Vine Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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