Obit: Carey, Patricia Ann (1935 - 2015)
Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Carey, Larson, Norby, Rettinger, Scovel, Tibble
----Source: The Peterson Kraemer Funeral Home (Wausau, WI) 1/12/2015
Carey, Patricia Ann (Larson) (1 MAY 1935 - 10 JAN 2015)
Patricia Ann (Larson) Carey, Wausau, died peacefully at home in the early
morning of January 10, 2015. She was under compassionate home hospice and family
care for the last 5 months. She succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis, a rare lung
disease from which she suffered for her last three years of life. A special
thanks to Tom who dedicated himself to her care in the last month of her illness
allowing her to remain at home.
She was born May 1, 1935 in Beloit, daughter of the late George and Martha (Norby)
Larson. On August 15, 1959 she married Gene M. Carey at St. Thomas Catholic
Church in Beloit. Together they raised a family of four, three sons, and a
daughter.
Survivors include her husband, Gene, Wausau; sons Dennis Carey RN (Ferlyn
Rettinger), Wausau, James Carey San Diego, Thomas Carey Necedah, and daughter
Kristin Carey (William Tibble) La Pointe, a sister, Helen Scovel, and her
husband Gary and son Jason, Minocqua.
Pat was a 1953 graduate of Beloit Memorial High School where she was an Honor
Roll student, member of Quill and Scroll, co-editor of the Beloiter High School
Year Book, and secretary of the student council. As an aside, she was a member
of the "Chicken Coop Chicks", a younger version of the Red Hats.
She attended Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in
1956. She received her BSN from Milton College, MSN from Cardinal Stritch
College, and her post master's gerontology certificate from the University of
WI., Oshkosh. She was one of the first oncology certified RN's in the area. She
also became a legal nurse consultant in 1998. She was a member of the A.N.A.,
W.N.A., Oncology Nursing Society, and Mid State District Nurses as both a board
member and as president. Pat attended and presented numerous workshops on topics
pertaining to nursing care.
In 1998 she joined North Central Technical College and taught nursing assistant
classes until her retirement in 2011 capping a fifty four year commitment to
nursing. While in retirement, she volunteered at Marywood Convalescent Center,
of Wausau.
She worked as an RN in many states including Illinois, North Dakota, Minnesota,
Iowa, and Wisconsin. During her working career, she held positions in the E.R.,
Surgery, I.C.U. She also held the position of Director of Nursing, at Wausau
Medical Center. She was director of the surgical and medical floors at Wausau
Hospital. Her last position, oncology head nurse at Aspirus Hospital. In 1996
she was named Wisconsin Oncology Nurse Clinical Educator by the American Cancer
Society of Wisconsin.
Pat and her husband spent their winters in Naples and Ocala, Florida. Pat was an
Elderhostel participant with her close friend Carol Wojan. She was a passionate
seamstress & knitter her entire life. During her last years, she put her talent
to work, to create keepsakes for everyone she loved, for any occasion. She was a
true believer in "it's better to give than receive".
Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, 1302 Sixth Street, Wausau. There will be a
Nightingale Tribute for Pat at 12:00 pm, during the visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Pulmonary Fibrosis
Foundation,
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, Illinois 60611-320,
Online:http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/ways-to-give/donate-now
; or Apsirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services, 333 Pine Ridge Blvd, Wausau, WI
54401.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.petersonkraemer.com.
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