Patricia Milefchik

Patricia A. Milefchik of Fort Dodge passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will follow at Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Laufersweiler Funeral Home. Masks and social distancing will be required. The services will be livestreamed via the Laufersweiler Funeral Home Facebook Page and the services will digitally recorded in HD and link will be posted here to view the services for anyone not on Facebook. Patricia was born at Mercy Hospital, Fort Dodge, Iowa on December 2, 1939 to Thomas and Eloise Mallinger. She grew up on a farm seven miles east of Fort Dodge. Pat graduated from St. Edmond Catholic school in 1957 and furthered her education at Iowa Central Community College, obtaining an AA degree in Teacher Education in 1959, Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary Education from Drake University in 1968 and Master of Science and Education, Supervision in Curriculum and Instruction in 1986. She also did post-graduate work at Drake, UNI, U of 1, ISU, Marycrest and Morningside. Pat taught at Holy Rosary school for two years, followed by 38 years in the Fort Dodge public school system where she retired in June of 2000. She was a member of Holy Trinity parish for 61 years where she also volunteered as a server for funeral dinners. Pat was a member of Friends of the Public Library, past President and co-manager of the bookstore there. Pat was united in marriage to Dennis Milefchik at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa, on June 27, 1959. Dennis and Pat became the parents of three children, William (Bill), Angela and Joel. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Milefchik of Fort Dodge; children Angela Mascharka (Mark) of Roscoe, Illinois and Joel Milefchik (Sharon) of Iowa City, Iowa; grandchildren Luke, Taylor, Emily, and Ashley and siblings Mike Mallinger, Marylin Garris, Diane Easley, Sheila O'Hern and Mark Mallinger. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Bill, sister Helen Arndorfer, and brother-in-law Bob Easley. Pat very much enjoyed reading books, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She and Dennis traveled to several other countries after retirement. The most memorable trips were with the whole family that included a Caribbean cruise, two-week tour of Great Britain and a cruise on the St. Laurence River Seaway. Her beautiful smile, jovial laugh, warm conversations and the love she gave to many will be forever greatly missed by all. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Service Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Funeral Mass Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 10:30 am Holy Trinity Church 2501 6th Avenue North Fort Dodge, IA 50501