Patty Jo Verbitsky
Sept. 19, 1968-Sept. 11, 2021
Patty Jo Verbitsky, 52 of
Drake formerly rural
Butte, ND died Saturday,
September 11, 2021 at a
Harvey Hospital.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday, September 16,
2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St.
Cecilia Catholic Church,
Velva, ND. Visitation will
be on Wednesday, Sep-
tember 15, 2021 from 6
p.m. to 7 p.m. and a
prayer service will follow
on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
the Hertz Funeral Home
of Harvey.
Patty Jo Schell,
daughter of Larry and Peg-
gy (Edwardson) Schell,
was born on September
19, 1968 in Rolette, ND
and entered into eternal
life on September 11,
2021.
Patty attended Rolette
High School graduating in
1986, then leaving for col-
lege to earn a bachelor’s
degree in Criminal Justice
from Minot State Univer-
sity.
Patty was united in
marriage to Shawn Verbit-
sky on October 16, 1999
in Drake, ND. They made
their home on the Verbit-
sky family farm near Butte
where they raised three
kids, Taylor, Ashley, and
Tanner. Shawn passed
away on April 22, 2013
after a fight with colon
cancer.
Patty worked at Souris
Valley Care Center as a
dedicated and caring CNA
for over 20 years until the
time of her passing. Patty
placed others needs be-
fore her own. Patty en-
joyed doing many things
in her life such as hunt-
ing, collecting antiques,
rooting for the Vikings,
and cross stitching.
On August 30, 2020 Pat-
ty was united in marriage
to Jonathan Ryan Groves
in Las Vegas. They moved
to Drake and began shar-
ing their life together.
They spent countless
hours doing things they
loved. Traveling to
Bismarck or Fargo for day
trips, visiting St. Paul MN
and touring one of her
favorite singers’ houses,
Prince, and spending lots
of time with each other.
Patty is survived by:
her husband Jonathan
Ryan Groves of Drake;
children, Taylor, Ashley,
Tanner Verbitsky all of
Butte; mother, Peggy
Schell of Mylo; siblings,
Cindy Schell of St. Paul,
Minnesota, Robert (Edie)
Schell of Harvey, Randy
(Jeannie) Schell of Mylo;
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Patty was preceded in
death by: her husband,
Shawn Verbitsky; father,
Larry Schell.
Arrangements with
Hertz Funeral Home, Har-
vey, ND.
Share online at
www.hertzfuneral
homes.com