Patricia A. Hehr

Patricia A. Hehr, 68, of Oelwein, Iowa died Thursday morning, October 20, 2016 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.

Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard, Iowa with Rev. Dennis Frank officiating.

Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Maynard and after 9:30 A.M. Tuesday at the church.

Interment: Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard.

In lieu of flowers, a Memorial Fund has been established in her name.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Patricia Ann Patridge was born July 16, 1948 at Oelwein, the daughter of Charles Irving and Doris Bonita (Goodman) Patridge.  In 1966, she graduated from Mason City High School.  She then graduated from North Iowa Area Community College and Upper Iowa University.  On July 16, 1978, she was united in marriage to Erhart Leland Hehr at the First Presbyterian Church in Maynard.  Pat taught for 33 years at West Central Community Schools in Maynard as an elementary teacher and librarian.  She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard, where she was active in teaching Sunday School, council member, congregational president, altar guild member and president of refreshment committee.  She also volunteered with Camp EWALU Holy Folders.  She enjoyed reading, cooking, playing on the computer, traveling and going to music shows.

Pat is survived by her husband: Erhart Hehr of Oelwein;

2 sons: Karl (Dee) Hehr of Ames and

Keith (Tanya) Hehr of Des Moines;

4 grandchildren: Matthew, Joseph, Lydia Grace and Mackenzie;

2 brothers: Donald (Connie) Patridge of Davenport and

Paul (Chris) Patridge of Maynard;

1 sister: Katherine (Philip) Hayes of Hopkinsville, Kentucky;

and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.