Frank Patterson

Frank Patterson

BELMOND - Frank Patterson, 86, of Belmond, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday Jan. 16, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond. Pastor Dawn Pederson will officiate. Burial will take place in the Belmond Cemetery. Military graveside services will be provided by the Belmond Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday.

Memorial contributions may be made in Frank Patterson's name to Belmond Grid-Iron and/or Belmond V.F.W.

Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane S., Belmond, is in charge of arrangements.

Frank was born Dec. 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, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He moved to Belmond and was united in marriage to Lois Mehl. They were blessed with four children and later divorced.

Frank was a federal grain inspector for D.R. Schaal and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond, for many years. 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; 13 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); 13 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 Blackaby of Roseville, MI, Blanche Pflaum of Sterling Heights, MI, and Pat (Jim) Powers of Muscatine; sister-in-law, Gert Patterson of Chariton; and numerous other loving relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Willard, Virgil, Eddie and Charles; and four sisters, Darlene Jennings, Mary Triebel, Rebecca Wells, and Geraldine Chaplin.

Dugger Funeral Homes, 111 Luick's Lane S., P.O. Box 233, Belmond, IA 50421; 641-444-3248, www.duggerfunerals.com.