Patricia Anne Rohde

Patricia Anne Rohde was born on July 27, 1930, in Jamestown, ND, to Gladyce (Harrington) and Hayden (Sonny) Jacobs. She attended schools in Jamestown, where she participated in Girl Scouts, Rainbow and Sub Debs, graduating in 1948. She married Duane Rohde on her birthday in 1950 in Jamestown. They were married for 44 years before his passing in 1994. They later moved to Valley City, Sanborn, and Dazey, where they farmed for 14 years. While in Dazey, she was a member of the choir of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church and taught Sunday school for many years. She sang numerous solos and duets with Duane Ladbury for weddings and funerals in the area. Pat was always proud of her huge garden and was an excellent seamstress. She enjoyed bowling and usually belonged to two leagues in Hannaford. She made many friends there. Doris and Clarence Weller welcomed them to the community and they had remained friends over the years. In 1969, they moved back to Valley City where she lived until 2008, when she moved to Spokane to live with Wayne and Aline. She later moved to an assisted living facility in Spokane. She retired from the Barnes County Extension Service in 1992, after 20 years. She belonged to the Eagles Auxiliary and Women’s Bowling Assn. She enjoyed bingo with friends and neighbors. She also drove Meal on Wheels for years, even after she should have been on the receiving end. She visited her mother, in the nursing home in Jamestown, faithfully every Sunday for years bringing her favorite dog, Pudger. He never failed to bring cheer to anyone around him. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Duane; brother, Frank Jacobs; sister, Carol Gabrielson; brothers-in-law, Merle Rohde, Earl Gabrielson and Jerry Kringlie; a daughter Denice Rohde; nephews, Mark Rohde and Greg Curtis. She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Skjeret Graner (Kenny), Billings, MT; son, Wayne (Aline) Rohde, Spokane, WA; grandchildren, Lance Skjeret, Kelly Skjeret (Kellie), Brandon Rohde Powell (Bree), Brittany Duffy; great grandchildren, Brooklyn and Brennan Skjeret, Dakota and Lauren Skjeret; and Hunter Rohde Powell; sisters-in-law, Shirley Kringlie, Littleton, CO; Janice Schmitt, Valley City and Darlene Jacobs, Fargo.

Patricia Anne Rohde

July 27, 1930 - October 17, 2015