Patricia Ruth Hossack

Patricia Ruth White Hossack, was born August 25, 1929, to Louis Augustine White and Ruth (Wilson) White on a farm at Lake Center, Clay County, Iowa. She moved with her family to a farm four miles west of Spencer at the age of three years. This is where she lived all of her childhood years and most of her teenage years.

 Having a great love for farm life as it was then, she helped with chores and driving the tractor, especially during the spring, “sowing oats” and “threshing” in the late summer.

 Patricia received her elementary education for nine years at Riverton Township #2, a one room school house. She attended high school at Everly and Spencer. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1947.

 Pat attended MacMurray College for Women in Jacksonville, Illinois. Obtaining a job in Sun Valley, Idaho she worked in the House-keeping department and then in a ski shop. She returned to Spencer and was employed by Dr. George Fraseur and then by Dr. Frank Edington as a receptionist for many years.

 In 1966, Pat married Ivan Hosssack. The first five years of their marriage they lived at West Lake Okoboji. They then moved to Spencer where they lived on the golf course. Both enjoyed playing golf and traveling, especially going abroad every other year for several years.

 Ivan died in 1995. Pat continued golfing and traveling for many years.

 Living more of an inactive life she enjoyed walking, reading, knitting and sewing. Her later years she knit several prayer shawls joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry of her church.

 Pat was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Chapter KF, P.E.O. During her more active years she volunteered in the Spencer Hospital Auxiliary.

 Pat passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Longhouse at the age of 95. Preceding her in death were her husband, Ivan; her parents; two brothers, L.A. White, Jr and his wife, Betty White and Robert White; a sister, Muriel Schoelerman and her husband, Stan Schoelerman; brother-in-law, Herb Hoover.

 Surviving her are a sister, Martha Lou Hoover of Marion, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Marilyn White of Peterson, Iowa. 

 She is also survived by a special nephew, Chuck White of Spencer, Iowa and his two children, Annette and Patrick; many nieces, nephews and friends.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Spencer Library or P.E.O.