Patricia ‘Pat’ Recker, 81

Jan. 4, 1940 —
Nov. 26, 2021
 
FORMERLY OF ALTA VISTA - Patricia Ann Recker, age 81, formerly of Alta Vista, Iowa, passed away on Nov. 26, 2021 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Mankato, Minn. 
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Conway-Markham Funeral Home in Elma, Iowa. A private burial will be held previous to services. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Pat Recker was born on Jan. 4, 1940 to Al and Madonna Recker. She attended and graduated from St. Williams School in Alta Vista. She received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in math and then taught at various schools. 
She then decided to change her career and started to work at an optometrist office doing vision therapy in Independence, Iowa. Pat moved to Kansas City, Mo., working for Sprint as an administrative assistant. After retiring from Sprint, she did vision therapy once again, working at the Kansas City Vision Performance Office. She truly enjoyed working with individuals, especially children, in helping them to correct their vision issues. 
She enjoyed going to art museums in Kansas City, watching and attending the Kansas City Royals baseball games and numerous other attractions the city had to offer. 
Pat loved and received much enjoyment from her kitties throughout the years. She enjoyed traveling as well, especially spending a week in Cabo San Lucas. She also enjoyed her summer trips to Maryland, visiting her sister and then heading to the beach in Ocean City, Md. 
For health reasons, Pat moved to Mankato to be closer to family. She moved into Old Main Village, an independent living facility and made many friends there. She enjoyed playing cards, participating in book clubs and numerous other activities, in addition to many family gatherings with Don’s family, especially at the lake. She also enjoyed visiting her sisters in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Pat was a kind and loving person, with the unique gift of being a great conversationalist and an equally great listener to both the young and the old. She will be greatly missed by her family, her many, many friends and her past co-workers.
Pat leaves behind her sisters, Mary Jane (Cash) O'Rourke of Severna Park, Md., Rosemarie (Helmut) Bonigut of Paso Robles, Calif., Maggie (Tom Thiel) Rivers of Chilton, Wis.; one brother, Don (Lois) Recker of Cresco, Iowa; and two nieces and five nephews, as well as several great-nieces and nephews. 
She was preceded in death by her parents, Al and Madonna Recker, and her nephew, Brett Rivers. 

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