Patsy Wernimont

Patsy Wernimont

Monticello

Patsy Wernimont, 72, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, Oct. 28, 2022, with her family by her side.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Monticello, with interment in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Fr. Paul Baldwin will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.

Surviving are her seven children, Shawn (Jill) Wernimont, Langworthy, Shelley (William Meyer) Wernimont, Cedar Rapids, Wally (Katie) Wernimont, Dubuque, Wesley (Bettina) Wernimont, Eagan, Minn., Mark Wernimont, Anamosa, Keith (Diana Jones) Wernimont, Monticello, Kethery Wernimont, Cedar Rapids; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandsons; her siblings, Carl (Mary) Muller, Jim (Mary Ann) Muller and Virginia Steiner.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary, in 2020; and siblings, Janet Rink, Gerald and Bill Muller.

Patricia Ann Muller was born Nov. 14, 1949, at Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Walter and Veda Podhaski, Muller. Patsy graduated from the Monticello Community Schools, with the class of 1967. Patsy married Gary Wernimont on Sept. 7, 1968, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Monticello. The couple both worked at Cuckler Buildings. They also farmed near Monticello for many years. After her family was grown, Patsy worked at Swiss Valley Milk Plant in Hopkinton and Farley. She later transferred to Monticello working for Swiss Valley Ag and then to Jones Regional Medical Center. Patsy like to go bowling and play cards with friends. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren.