Pat's relatives
Pat's parents Ted and Leah both lived out there lives in Appleton Minnesota where Pat was born. Her older brother Ted is a retired eye doctor in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Pat was preceded in death by her daughter Elise in 1987, her daughter in law Peggi Curran Koenecke in 2005 and her former husband Fred Koenecke in 2009.
Her oldest son Eric is currently in India, but normally resides in Fairfield, Iowa. Her second son Jay resides in Lewiston, CA. Pat has two grandchildren by her son Jay. Tyler Koenecke lives in Iowa, and Allison Koenecke lives in Chicago.
Camping trips
Thank you to the Bach family for the wonderful picture of the camping trip! Those camping trips were stories she loved to talk about! She shared how much simpler it was back then- when you could let your children go for hours to play and not worry about them. Once she said, "Those were the good old days and we didn't even know it". These were strong memories for her! She loved the Bach family. Toby and Maryellen came to California about 2 years ago and they were at my Dad's house and Jay picked up Pat from Lavender Hills and brought her over for dinner. I don't think she had seen Toby for many years. As soon as she walked in, her face lit up, "Toby"! She knew him immediately. It was really special.
The motorcycle
Yes Mom did ride with me on the motorcycle until she was 83.