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Frank Patterson, age 86, of Belmond, passed away Friday, January 8,2016 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.
Funeral service was held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond. Burial took place in the Belmond Cemetery.
Frank was born December 24, 1929 in Lucas County near Russell, the son of Carl and Blanche (Grimes) Patterson. He graduated from Chariton High School in 1949 in Chariton, IA.He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He moved to Belmond and was united in marriage to Lois Mehl in 1954. They were blessed with four children and later divorced.
Frank was a federal grain inspector for D.R. Schaal and for many years was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond. He served on the Belmond City Council, the BHS Football chain crew and received the B-Club Honorary Member Athletic Service Award. He later moved to Eagle Grove where he worked for and retired from AG Processing, Inc. Frank was married to Shirley Beck from 1984 to 2013.
Frank enjoyed golf, gardening, woodworking, hunting, playing games and cards, especially cribbage. He had a great sense of humor and loved being a jokester. He loved spending time with his family and family gatherings, especially the annual Patterson family reunion near Chariton.
Frank is survived by three sons, Mark (Judy) of West Des Moines, Craig (Lynn) and Curt (Brenda) of Cedar Falls, daughter, Lori (Scott) Ward of Norwalk, thirteen grandchildren, Ben Patterson (Liz), Joe Patterson (Ashley), Alex Patterson, Bill Patterson, Lucas Patterson (Katie), Tony Patterson (Lisa), T.J. Patterson, Travis Ward (Christie), Natalie Patterson,Haley Iehl (Mark), Austin Ward (Lauren), Rachel Patterson and Joslin Lee (Jeff); twelve great grandchildren, Claudia, Veronica, Miko, Cooba, Samuel, Abram, Sloane, Lane, Leo, Lincoln and Aiden Patterson, Abigail Iehl and Gavin Ward, first wife, Lois Patterson, four sisters, Virginia Wachenheim of Belmond, Frances Slackaby of Roseville, MI, Blanche Pflaum of Sterling Heights, MI, and Pat (Jim) Powers of Muscatine, sister-in-law, Gert Patterson of Chariton.
He is preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Willard, Virgil, Eddie and Charles, and four sisters, Darlene Jennings, Mary Friebel, Rebecca Wells, and Gerldine Chaplin.