Patricia RINGER

29 DEC 1935 - 19 OCT 2014

• BIRTH: 29 DEC 1935, Elkhart, Indiana
• DEATH: 19 OCT 2014, Middlebury, Indiana

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[N11564] Patricia Strojny
Dec. 29, 1935 - Oct. 19, 2014

MIDDLEBURY - Patricia Ann Strojny, 78, of Middlebury, Indiana passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014. She was born December 29, 1935, in Elkhart, Indiana to Theodore Wayne and Anna (Pinter) Ringer. Patricia was married to David Kent Bowser who preceded her in death on July 5, 1969. She then married Jerome Joseph Strojny who preceded her in death on January 2, 1989. Patricia is survived by her children, Randy L. (Kim) Bowser of LaPorte, Indiana, Terry A. (Mary) Bowser of Hanna, Indiana, Larry L. (Susie) Bowser of LaPorte, Indiana, and Jodi Strojny Clouse, of Syracuse, Indiana; eight grandchildren, David (Jackie) Bowser, Shannon (Matt) Proud, Michael Bowser, Dustin Bowser, Stephen Bowser, Haley Bowser, Stevie Bowser, and Olivia Clouse; and two great-grandchildren, Wyatt & Wren Proud. A great-grandson, Weston Proud and a brother, Ted Ringer both preceded her in death. Patricia received her nursing degree from Purdue University in 1971 and worked as a Registered Nurse in Critical Care, Med-Surg and Recovery at La Porte Hospital for almost 20 years. While there she completed another degree in public health from the University of St. Francis. She then went on to run the WIC program in LaPorte and Elkhart Counties. She finished her nursing career working as Assistant Director of Nursing at Lakeland Rehab in Milford, Indiana and then in Home Health Care serving Elkhart, Lagrange and Kosciusko Counties. She greatly enjoyed her calling to help care for her patients but her real love was spending time with her family and friends, especially at Hunter Lake in Middlebury. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2014 in Essling Funeral Home, 1117 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Essling Funeral Home, where friends may visit one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will follow in Union Mills Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association , Alz.org, or the Leukemia Foundation, leukemia.org.
Published in South Bend Tribune on Oct. 22, 2014