Patricia Severson, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

By October 31, 2016Obituaries

Patricia Severson, 76, of Ottawa, died peacefully Friday afternoon, September 30, 2016 at Pleasant View in Ottawa.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. Corey Krengiel of St. Columba Church, officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home on Monday. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park at a later date.

Patricia was born on April 21, 1940 in Ottawa to John “Garland” and Madeline (Pererdi) Shanley. She married Keith Severson at St. Francis of Assisi in Ottawa on May 5, 1962. Patricia was a graduate of Ottawa Township High school, class of 1958 and Northwestern University School of Nursing. She worked as a Registered Nurse for Dr. Jackson Huang, at the Ottawa Medical Center. She attended St. Francis of Assisi Church in Ottawa.

She is survived by her husband Keith of Ottawa, a son, Kevin (Wanda) Severson of Thonotosassa, Florida, four grandchildren, Jacob, Brandie, Lexi, Kris, four great grandchildren and a brother, Mark (Pam) Shanley, of Charleston, SC.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter Suanne Smith, and a brother, John “Jack” Shanley.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Patricia has been laid to rest in the Garden of Devotion.