Patricia Louise Skraba

Patricia Louise Skraba, of Eveleth, Minn., died peacefully surrounded by family at her daughter's home in Coon Rapids on Feb. 13, 2004. She resided in Eveleth for nearly 40 years and was well known in the area through her community involvement. An active member of Resurrection Catholic Church, she held office at the state and local levels of Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She volunteered with AEOA and the North St. Louis County Habitat for Humanity, where she served as a board member. She graduated with honors from Alango High School, Virginia Junior College, and Mankato State College and enjoyed membership in Phi Theta Kappa. She taught English and French in area schools. Following this career, she was able to indulge her passion for writing while working for the Eveleth-Gilbert Range Scene. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Elizabeth Sarazine, infant sister Margaret, and brothers Bernard and Raymond. She is survived by son David, of Prior Lake, Minn.; daughter and son-in-law Michelle and Tim Briski, of Coon Rapids, Minn., daughter and son-in-law Becky and Joe Cerar of Rochester, Minn., daughter Jennifer Rich, of Eveleth. She is also survived by her six cherished grandchildren, Aaron and Allison Briski, Frank and Mark Cerar, and Larissa and Elizabeth Rich. Other survivors include brothers Norbert (Twila) of Macon, Mo., Edward (Karen) of Owatonna, Minn., Michael (Michelle) of Layton, Utah, sisters Corrinne (Ron) Maki, of Middleton, Wis., Rita Cheney of Angora, Minn., Jean Sarazine of Minneapolis Minn., Phyllis (Jim) Anderson of Fairfax, Minn., numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, aunts Esther Butler of Windom, Minn., and Genevieve Schleif of LeSueur, Minn. SERVICE:Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Eveleth. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home-Eveleth, with a parish rosary at 7 p.m. and continue one hour prior to the mass at the church on Wednesday. Interment will be at the Eveleth Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to North St. Louis County Habitat for Humanities.