Ankeny
Patricia A. (Patty) Froehle, 84, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Winterset Care Center South in Winterset, Iowa. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2012, at Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Church, 510 E. First St., Ankeny, Iowa, with burial to follow in Oralabor Cemetery.
Patty was born April 3, 1928 in Mitchell, South Dakota. She went to the Iowa School for the Deaf where she played basketball and was on the swim team. She retired from the Vocational Rehabilitation Department for the State of Iowa. Patty loved to quilt, garden and travel to visit family and friends. She was very active in the deaf community and belonged to both the Des Moines and Iowa Association Deaf Clubs.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice (Jerry) Reese of Davenport, Iowa; three sons, David (Suzanne) Froehle of St. Charles, Iowa, Roger (Patricia) Froehle of Ankeny, Iowa and Danny Froehle of Eagan, Minnesota; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, John (Mary) Iliff of Waukee, Iowa and Mike Iliff of Beaver City, Nebraska. Patty was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis and her mother, Mary.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Iowa School for the Deaf. Online condolences may be sent to www.ankenyfuneralhome.com.
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