Patricia Ann Samuelson
March 5, 1931 – September 21, 2011
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<p>Patricia Ann Samuelson, 80, formerly of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Sept. 21, 2011 at her home in Sun City Center, Florida.</p>
<p>Pat was born March 5, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Lester and Mabel Hayes. She married Sammy Samuelson on April 20, 1948 in Fairfield, Iowa. Pat and her husband were life long members of the First Lutheran Church and lived most of their lives in Fairfield raising a family, enjoying their grandchildren and building a family business. </p>
<p>Pat and her husband moved to Sun City Center Florida in 1997.</p>
<p>Pat’s hobbies included playing cards, ballroom dancing, socializing with friends, traveling with her husband and most importantly, cherishing her family. Favorite past times included dancing with friends in Polishville, IA, spending time in Branson, MO. and enjoying the hobby of flying alongside her husband to the many places they traveled over the years.</p>
<p>A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Sun City Center, FL. A Grave Site Memorial will be held, at her final resting place of Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa, at a later date.</p>
<p>Pat is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Merlin “Sammy” Samuelson, two daughters; Linda (Dennis) Byers of Bradenton, Fla. and Debbie (Chris) Munn of Naples, Fla.; five grandchildren; Lisa Byers, Todd Byers, Jason Byers, Marc Munn and Meggan (Pat) Lowell; and two great-grandchildren; Brook Munn and Ella Lowell. She is dearly loved by her family and will be greatly missed.</p>
<p>She was preceded in death by her parents; Lester and Mabel Hayes and one sister, Ruth Hayes. </p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sun City Center Florida Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Emergency Squad of Sun City Center,or Sun City Center LifePath Hospice. Cards and memorials may be sent to Merlin “Sammy” Samuelson at 2511 Locksley St., Sun City Center, Fla., 33573. The family extends special gratitude to Life Path Hospice of Sun City Center, Fla.</p>
<p>A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Sun City Center, FL. A Grave Site Memorial will be held, at her final resting place of Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa, at a later date.</p>
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<p>Patricia Ann Samuelson, 80, formerly of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Sept. 21, 2011 at her home in Sun City Center, Florida.</p>
<p>Pat was born March 5, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri to Lester and Mabel Hayes. She married Sammy Samuelson on April 20, 1948 in Fairfield, Iowa. Pat and her husband were life long members of the First Lutheran Church and lived most of their lives in Fairfield raising a family, enjoying their grandchildren and building a family business. </p>
<p>Pat and her husband moved to Sun City Center Florida in 1997.</p>
<p>Pat’s hobbies included playing cards, ballroom dancing, socializing with friends, traveling with her husband and most importantly, cherishing her family. Favorite past times included dancing with friends in Polishville, IA, spending time in Branson, MO. and enjoying the hobby of flying alongside her husband to the many places they traveled over the years.</p>
<p>A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Sun City Center, FL. A Grave Site Memorial will be held, at her final resting place of Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa, at a later date.</p>
<p>Pat is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Merlin “Sammy” Samuelson, two daughters; Linda (Dennis) Byers of Bradenton, Fla. and Debbie (Chris) Munn of Naples, Fla.; five grandchildren; Lisa Byers, Todd Byers, Jason Byers, Marc Munn and Meggan (Pat) Lowell; and two great-grandchildren; Brook Munn and Ella Lowell. She is dearly loved by her family and will be greatly missed.</p>
<p>She was preceded in death by her parents; Lester and Mabel Hayes and one sister, Ruth Hayes. </p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sun City Center Florida Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Emergency Squad of Sun City Center,or Sun City Center LifePath Hospice. Cards and memorials may be sent to Merlin “Sammy” Samuelson at 2511 Locksley St., Sun City Center, Fla., 33573. The family extends special gratitude to Life Path Hospice of Sun City Center, Fla.</p>
<p>A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Sun City Center, FL. A Grave Site Memorial will be held, at her final resting place of Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa, at a later date.</p>
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