Patricia Vedquam
Aug. 20, 1941-Oct. 23, 2020
Patricia Vedquam, 79,
Minot, ND, passed away
on Friday, October 23,
2020 in a Minot Nursing
Home.
Patricia Ann Patterson
was born on August 20,
1941, in Bottineau Coun-
ty, a daughter to Ernest
and Alice (Anderson)
Patterson. She was raised
and educated in Souris
where she graduated. She
furthered her education as
a Cosmetologist in
Bismarck, ND and worked
in Bottineau and Mohall
after certification.
On June 1, 1968, Patri-
cia was united in marriage
to Elroy J. Vedquam at
First Presbyterian Church
in Souris, ND. Following
their marriage, they made
their home in Minot,
where they raised their
family. She was a
homemaker, who also
worked in the bakery at
the grocery store, the
lunchroom at Washington
School, and as a security
guard at the airport.
Patricia was a member
of the First Presbyterian
Church, the Washington
School PTA, and a Den
Leader to a local chapter
Boy Scouts of America.
Patricia cherished her
family and adored her
grandchildren. She found
great joy taking over the
“taxi service” for them
after the passing of her
husband, and relished
even the simplest mo-
ments together playing
peak-a-boo. She was a
great provider to all, self-
lessly hosting meals to
others and knitting af-
ghans and potholders. She
enjoyed baking; Christmas
goodies were a favorite
mastering the krumkake.
She loved watching her
soap operas, and had a
special place in her heart
for dogs. She donated to
the Humane Society and
was always looking out
for the neighborhood dog.
Patricia is survived by:
her children: Lisa (Steve)
Hoffer, Mike Vedquam,
and Cheri (Michael Ca-
dotte) Pounds; grandchil-
dren: Jessica (Jacob) Erd-
mann, Christopher Hoffer,
and Madison Cadotte;
great-grandchildren: Allie
Erdmann; Brother: Ronald
(Helen) Patterson; Sister:
Carolyn Patterson;
brothers-in-law: Wayne
Vedquam, Jerome Burck-
hard, Several nieces,
nephews and cousins also
survive.
Patricia was preceded
in death by: her husband,
Elroy “Papa” Vedquam;
son-in-law, Terry Pounds;
and her parents, in-laws
Eloise Burckhard and
Everett (Mary) Vedquam.
Visitation: Wednesday,
October 28, 2020 from
5:00 – 7:00 pm at
Thompson-Larson Chapel,
Minot, ND. CDC Covid-19
regulations will be fol-
lowed and masks re-
quired.
Funeral Service: Thurs-
day, October 29, 2020 at
10:30 am at Cornerstone
Presbyterian Church,
Minot, ND, following all
Covid-19 regulations.
The service will be
livestreamed and may be
viewed at
www.ecominot.org then
click on watch live.
Burial: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.