Rodney Orlando Patterson

Rodney Orlando Patterson, adored husband of Barbara June Patterson, wonderful father to stepdaughters Wendy Nora of Madison, Wisconsin, Penny Nora of Denver, Colorado and Marianne Nora of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and beloved grandfather of Luke and Eric Vercauteran of Minneapolis, died Dec. 22, 2007 in Edina, Minnesota. Mr. Patterson was born June 6, 1926 in Rockford, Illinois, the only child of Charles and Clara Barbara Patterson. He worked for Sunstrand in Rockford and was a member of UAW Local 952 until his retirement in 1986. He met Barbara June Greener, a teacher and the director of the respected drama program at Highland Park High School, Highland Park, Illinois, while she was performing in summer stock theater at Beloit College's Court Theater in Beloit, Wisconsin. They married on June 6, 1975. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000, Mr. Patterson succumbed peacefully to pneumonia at the age of 81. A memorial service will be held on Dec. 28, 2007 at CremationSociety of Minnesota, 7110 France Avenue South, Edina, Minnesota 952-924-4100 at 4 p.m. Visitation one hour prior. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in memory of Rodney Patterson to Mid-List Press, 4324 12 Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407.