Obituary of Therese L. Patterson

Therese L. (Friedel) Patterson, 87, of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. A time of visitation will be held Wednesday, July 27th from 3-7 p.m., at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Therese Patterson Memorial Fund. Therese Louise Friedel was born February 11, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa; daughter of Edwin A. and Bridget “Agnes” (Miller) Friedel. She graduated from East High School in Des Moines with the class of 1947, and on April 11, 1953 married Dwaine A. Patterson. While in Des Moines, Therese worked for her father as a book keeper at Des Moines Welding, then at Younkers and the Iowa Parcel Service. After moving to the Iowa City/Coralville area, she worked at Drug Fair and then the Coralville Liquor store. She had been an advisor for the Catholic Daughters, and was a Boy & Girl Scout leader for troops in Des Moines. Therese will also be remembered for her love of crafting and the crafts she made for so many. Her family includes her children, Kathleen Pearson of Solon, Mary Alice Wright (Roger) of Oxford, Patricia Majer (Steve) of Toledo, Ohio, Byron Patterson (Ann) of Des Moines and Edwin Patterson (Joni) of Pinellas Park, Florida; her sister, Rosemary Kuhse of Mesa, Arizona; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwaine in 1996; parents, and brothers, Lawrence and Edwin Friedel.