Patricia "Pat" Granaas
Obituary
Patricia Joan "Pat" Granaas,
85, of Newton, died Sunday (Feb. 10, 2019) at her home.
She was born in Rapid City, South
Dakota, on Oct. 16, 1933, to Merle L. Hall and Josephine Michaud
Hall. She graduated from Rapid City High School in 1952.
On Aug. 14, 1954, she married Robert
"Bob" A. Granaas at the First Methodist Church in Rapid
City. They have three daughters. In 1969, Bob, Pat and their girls
moved to Newton. After two decades in Newton, Bob and Pat moved to
Carol Stream, Illinois, for Bob's work with Hesston Corporation. They
also moved to Norcross, Georgia, and Blue Springs, Missouri, before
returning to Newton in 1999 following Bob's retirement.
Pat was a member of Trinity Heights
United Methodist Church. She was a proud member of the Piecemakers
Quilting and Sewing Group at Trinity Heights and was lovingly
referred to as the "Pillow Lady." Pat loved to sew, quilt,
bowl, play tennis, bake, cheer on the Kansas Jayhawks and spend time
with her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Bob;
her daughters, Vickie Scheffler, Deborah van der Weg and her husband,
Jaap, andTamara Schroeder and her husband, Keith, all of Newton; her
brother, Charles Richard Hall of Longmont, Colorado; and her seven
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Daniel Scheffler and his
wife, Tiffany, and their son, Otto, of Kansas City; Katherine
Scheffler of Norman, Oklahoma; Michael Scheffler of Kansas City;
Staci Krause and her husband, Travis, of Wichita; Stephanie
Kochenower and her husband, Matt, and their daughters, Makinley and
Madeline of Sedgwick; Laura Brucker and her husband, Mike, and their
children, Cooper and Kolbie, of Rose Hill; and Nicole Warzeka and her
husband, Brad, of Wichita.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and her son-in-law, Robert Scheffler.
A memorial service will be held at 10
a.m. Friday (Feb. 15, 2019) at Trinity Heights United Methodist
Church in Newton.
Memorial donations can be made to the
Trinity Heights United Methodist Church Kitchen Fund.
Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
