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Pate, Richard A.
A celebration of life for Richard A. Pate, 87, of Kalona, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with Pastor Jerry Stevenson officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home and following the service in the fellowship hall at the Kalona United Methodist Church, where there will also be a time of food and fellowship. His body has been cremated.
Richard Pate died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a decline in health.
Richard Albright Pate was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Richard Manly and Della (Albright) Pate. He graduated from Iowa City High School in 1943. In August 1944, he enlisted in the United States Army and served his country during World War II in Italy and the Philippines. On May 7, 1947, he was united in marriage to Ruth Katzenmeyer at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Richard farmed in the Iowa City area his entire life and was a member of the Welsh Church.
He also was a charter member of the Iowa City Camel Wheels (1971), Iowa Cattleman's Association (1973), a 50-year member of Sharon Center Fellowship Lodge No. 549, KAABA Shrine, Scottish Rite Consistory in Davenport, Lone Tree American Legion and a past president of the Welsh Pioneer Cemetery Association. Richard enjoyed traveling and farming.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Iowa City; two children, David and wife Christine Pate of Iowa City and Janet Barber and friend Dale Schoen of Overland Park, Kan.; three grandchildren, Chad and wife Shauna Pate, Elizabeth Pate and John Barber; one great-granddaughter, Ella Isabelle Pate; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Pate of Iowa City.
Preceding Richard in death were his parents and a brother, Robert Pate.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Eberly, Pleasantview Home and Iowa City Hospice.
A memorial fund has been established for the Pleasantview Home or Iowa City Hospice.
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Published Sept. 11, 2012 in The Gazette
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