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Patricia Lou Alden
1936 - 2021
Patricia Lou Alden
1936 - 2021
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BORN
1936
DIED
2021
Patricia Alden Obituary
Patricia Lou “Trish” Alden, 85, of Topeka, Kansas passed away on December 30, 2021 at The Homestead.
She was born in Quincy, Illinois on December 4, 1936 the daughter of Travis and Violet (Voorhis) McAllister.
She was a longtime 3rd grade teacher at the Avon Elementary in Avon, Illinois. She taught Language Arts at the Willis Jr. High in Chandler, Arizona and later taught at the Colorado Christian University prior to her retirement for the third time.
Trish had a strong faith and was a member of the Berryton Methodist Church where she was an active volunteer. She was a longtime volunteer for Hope West Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado. She enjoyed Art, and tending to her beloved roses and was known as “the rose lady”. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and spoiling her grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons, Mark Inman and wife Kim of Palatine, IL, Scott Inman and wife Kim of Grants Pass, OR, and daughter Kerri Mosinski and husband Tom of Topeka. Two siblings, Gary McAllister and wife Lois of Tigard, OR, and Mary Jo Ortega and husband Lou of San Antonio, TX also survive. She has six grandchildren, Alex Inman, Matthew Inman & Dora, Justin Inman, Zachary Inman, Melanie Deitch & Tom, Anthony Mosinski & Dominique, and two great grandchildren, Max and Riley Inman and one on the way.
Trish was predeceased by her parents, a son Matt Inman, a brother Norman McAllister and his wife Maxine.
Cremation has taken place. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in the Lima Cemetery in Lima, Illinois.
Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.
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Liliana Soto
June 26, 2024
My first memory of (grandma) Trish was the day I met her at a shoe store in Grand Junction, CO. I was going through a rough time in my life and for some reason the day I met her I broke down in tears and opened up to her. That day forward we got close. I still have her letters, every letter, she gave to me. Including one she wrote about the day we met. I lost contact with her August 2021 and always wondered what happened. February of this year I found out of her passing. I will always love her. Because of her I grew stronger in Christ, because of her I am a strong woman. She taught me that if you´re going to cry, cry it all out but don´t cry for the same thing twice. Give it to God.
I love you grandma trish
Love Lily
Shirley Cook
December 25, 2023
Patricia was very proud of the many roses that she grew in Colorado. I am sure they were beautiful and that they gave her a lot of joy.
Shirley Cook
December 26, 2022
Patricia shared her life with me as we visited many times. She was a very remarkable "prayer warrior", and I was so impressed when she would offer a prayer. In visiting about teaching she enjoyed talking about the elementary students she taught. During out visits she never mentioned teaching at Colorado Christian University. No doubt she was a very real blessing to the University.
Lake Michigan, 1950?
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
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Patricia (center) with Violet (mother), Mary Jo & Norman
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
McAllister cousins 2010
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
McAllister Reunion 2010, Colorado
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
McAllister siblings 2013: Gary, Patricia, Mary Jo, Norman
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
A few photos of family
Maria Ortega Kummer
January 8, 2022
Sending sympathy to my cousins and their families after finding out today that Aunt Pat has passed from this world. I feel sad at the loss but since Aunt Pat trusted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour, I believe there is great rejoicing in heaven and that she is now truly alive and at peace.
Aunt Pat was a gifted person--homemaker, teacher, musician, gardener, prayer warrior, artist (I still have a painting she made me 50 years ago)—and she shared her time and talents with her family, community and church. Growing up, I saw her family in Houston and on vacations to the farm. Later when Kevin, David and I traveled, Aunt Pat welcomed us into her home in Illinois, Arizona and Colorado where we enjoyed meals & her antiques, attended her church and admired her garden; she loved roses!
Aunt Pat valued family connections so in 2010 she hosted the McAllister Reunion in Grand Junction (CO). I last saw Aunt Pat at the Quincy reunion in 2013 but she continued to pray for our family & ministry long after that. Thanks be to God for the life of Patricia (McAllister) Alden!
Maria Ortega Kummer; Iowa City, Iowa
Raymond Padilla
January 1, 2022
My sincere condolences to Trish family. I worked with Trish @ Homestead as a counselor and found her to be a kind and caring person with both other residents of Homestead and staff. Trish was very open about her love for her family. Heaven has another angel to care for their roses.
Shirley Cook
January 1, 2022
Patricia was an active, intelligent, and caring person. She loved her cat along with her family. Included with all her rose growing and teaching, she was a prayer warrior. It was an honor to have known and worked with "Trish" at Homestead Assisted Living, as one of the Chaplains.
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