Patricia Smith

SMITH, Patricia M.

Patricia M. Smith, age 80, of La Crosse, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, in La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse on September 26, 1936, to William Raymond Smith and Clarice M. Smith.

Patricia loved art, enjoyed drawing, sketching, and painting and listening to music. She graduated from St. Mary’s Elementary School in 1950, she then graduated from Aquinas High School, Class of 1954, and was a longtime member of St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse.

She was survived by her two brothers Father Thomas J. Smith, of La Crosse, and James M. (Jean) Smith, of Edina, MN, and by one nephew and two nieces.

Patricia was preceded in death by her parents; William Raymond Smith, Clarice M. (Newman) Smith, and one brother Joseph.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in the Bethany – St. Joseph Care Center Chapel, 2501 Shelby Rd. Rev. Larry Berger will officiate with entombment to be held in the St. Francis of Assisi Mausoleum, in the Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will start at 1:00 PM until the time of Mass on Thursday in the Chapel.

Memorials are preferred to Bethany – St. Joseph Care Center or St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral.

The family would like to thank the staff at Bethany – St. Joseph Care Center for the warm, loving care given to Pat over the years!