Obituary of Patricia Ann Van Patten

Patricia Rommel Van Patten passed away on February 4th, 2016 at the age of 76 in Punta Gorda Florida with her loving husband Ken and her family by her side. She was born to Myron and Viola Rommel in Moorehead, Minnesota and was raised and schooled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She lived and worked in the Clam Falls, Wisconsin area for 15 years, where she was married to Lyle (Wally) Nelson for 13 years. Their son, Walter L. Nelson (Wally), was born in 1963, and he lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Throughout her working career, she enjoyed Accounting in Property Management, General Contracting, and wearing many hats as Controller in her husband's cell tower business located in Minnesota, Virginia and Washington, DC. In 1999 she and her husband Ken retired to enjoy the little Paradise of Punta Gorda, Florida. She will be greatly missed by her husband, (Ken), her son, Walter Nelson (Lori), granddaughter, Rachel Schulley (Jason) and grandson, Preston Nelson (Tori), two great granddaughters, Ava and Elsa (Schulley). She will also be missed by her sister, Charlotte Curry and brother John Rommel (Sandy), four step children: Lorrie Link (Gary), Leslie Van Patten, Richard Van Patten, Sage Walker-Hawn (Chris) and their families. A celebration of her life will be held at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Rd. in Punta Gorda, Florida on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at 1:00 PM and a memorial service will also be held in Frederic, Wisconsin at a later date. To express condolences to the family please visit www. charlottememorial.com and sign the online guest book. Contributions may be made in Pat's memory to the Children's Organ Transplant Association, http://cota.org/give/.