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Patricia Clements Obituary
Patricia A. Clements
October 17, 1941 - August 24, 2024
EL PASO - Patricia A. Clements, 82, of El Paso, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Sugar Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Normal, IL.
She was born October 17, 1941, in Hopedale, IL to Lawrence Lee and Mary Josephine (Diegel) Langenbahn. She married Robert "Bob" Clements on March 19, 1966, in Pekin, IL. He survives.
Also surviving are two sons: Jeffrey (Taeko) Clements of Mahomet, IL and Kevin (Trang) Clements of Savoy, IL; four grandchildren: Benjamin, Emma, Alyson Clements and Brenda (Slater Martin) Le.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Patricia worked as a claims analyst for Country Companies retiring after 15 years of service in 2002 and also worked at Baileys Printing in El Paso. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in El Paso, IL. She was a founding member of Mother's Club now known as the Women's Club. Family was important to Pat. She enjoyed watching her two sons compete in Track and field both in high school and college. She also enjoyed attending and watching her grandchildren's sporting events. She had fond memories of family vacations in Colorado and the Western Mountains. Pat enjoyed doing many different crafts, including quilting, painting and wood carving.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in El Paso. Rev. Jonathan Boehne will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Trinity Lutheran Church in El Paso. Tributes and condolences may be made at www.ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com.
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Norm and Carolyn Ringenberg
August 30, 2024
I'll remember Pat for the many times that we picked up cars together especially the time we went to a place south of St. Louis and halfway there she said, " Carolyn, I hope you know how to drive a stick because that is what we are picking up. I don't know how." I wondered what she would have said if I didn't know how. Also remember the time a bunch of us went up north to pickup trucks and when we got there the old things would not start and one of them was a snowplow. Lots of challenges but Pat never allowed defeat. So sorry for your loss, Bob. She was one in a million. Carolyn Ringenberg
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